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core

Definition

  • noun: the central part of a fruit (such as an apple) that contains the seeds
  • noun: a central and often foundational part usually distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature
  • verb: to remove a core from (a fruit)
  • verb: to remove a core from
  • synonyms: assemblage, core memory, random access memory

Examples

  • He knows that he can count on the support of a 'hard core' of party loyalists.

  • The 'core' of the government's plan is to provide loans for small businesses.

  • an apple 'corer' [=a device that is used to remove the core from an apple]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) to help me find my little girl. Only the demon knows where she is. Then tell me, where do I find this demon? No one has ever returned from the core of the darkness... ...where the demon lies in wait. She's not gonna help us. Let's go. If you wish to face the demon to find your daughter... (..)
    2006 Silent Hill