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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

  • (..) - Why? - We built it. You built the bomb? It was built as a fusion reactor. First of its kind. Bane turned the core into a bomb and removed it from the reactor. - Here's the important part. - As the device's fuel cells deteriorate, it becomes increasingly unstable, to the point of detonation. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises
  • (..) But you know about patterns. Keep lookin'. It's done. This is now... a -megaton nuclear bomb. Pull the core out of the reactor. No, you cannot. This is the only power source capable of sustaining it. If you move it, the core will decay in a matter of months. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises