cores

Innermost parts remain

Cores is the plural of core—the central, essential part of something.

Apple cores hold the seeds.

The cores of planets are their innermost layers.

In computing, processor cores are independent processing units: My laptop has eight cores.

To core fruit is to remove its center, so cores also works as a verb: She cores the apples before baking.

center

nucleus

Central controlling part

  • hubCentral connection point
  • heartCirculatory system's pump
  • kernelSeed or essential core

crux · epicenter · focal point · pivot · axis · nexus · middle · interior · innermost · bull's-eye

technology

processor

Component that executes instructions

chip · silicon · architecture · clock speed · cache · semiconductor

fitness

abs

Distance from zero

stability · planks · crunches · strengthening · engagement · muscles · torso · exercise · workout · tightening

fruit

apple

Crisp tree fruit

  • pearTapered sweet fruit
  • seedsPlant embryos in casings
  • pitsSeeds or hollows

seeding · deseeding · compost · peeling · slicing

samples

drilling

Hole-making by rotation

extraction · sediment · cross-section · analysis · bore · sampling · geological · tissue · cylindrical

geology

mantle

Covering or wrap

iron · nickel · seismic · geothermal · tectonic

Categories
Opposites
spatial position (center vs. periphery)

coresexteriors

Outer parts of structures

outsides · peripheries · edges · surfaces · shells

structural importance (essential vs. supplementary)

coresperipherals

External computer equipment

accessories · supplements · extras · appendages · add-ons

fruit anatomy (inedible center vs. edible flesh)

coresflesh

Soft body matter

pulp · meat · peels · rinds · skins

Phrases
Family

core, cored, hard-core, corer, coring, corers, soft-core, noncore, multicore

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G