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core

nounverb /koʊr/ 2 syllables 4 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 7
Definitions
noun

a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

“each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit”

noun

the central part of the Earth

noun

the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place

noun

a small group of indispensable persons or things

“five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program”

noun

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

noun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

noun

an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality

noun

a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

noun

a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

verb

remove the core or center from

“core an apple”

noun

the center of an object

“the ball has a titanium core”

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