noun
the locus of feelings and intuitions
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- in your heart you know it is true
- her story would melt your bosom
noun
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs
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- its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
noun
the courage to carry on
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- he kept fighting on pure spunk
- you haven't got the heart for baseball
noun
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
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- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
noun
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
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- he had a change of heart
noun
a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom
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- conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
- he drew a heart and called it a valentine
noun
a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
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- a five-pound beef heart will serve six
noun
a positive feeling of liking
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- he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
- the child won everyone's heart
- the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
noun
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
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- he led the queen of hearts
- hearts were trumps