“heart”

Definitions

• noun

  the locus of feelings and intuitions

  Synonyms: bosom, amor, benzedrine, c, dexamyl, dexedrine, eros, methedrine, abatis, abdomen, admiration, adoration

  • Example:“In your heart you know it is true.”
  • Example:“Her story would melt your bosom.”

• noun

  the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

  Synonyms: pump, ticker

  • Example:“He stood still, his heart thumping wildly.”

• noun

  the courage to carry on

  Synonyms: mettle, nerve, spunk

  • Example:“He kept fighting on pure spunk.”
  • Example:“You haven't got the heart for baseball.”

• noun

  an area that is approximately central within some larger region

  Synonyms: center, centre, middle, eye

  • Example:“It is in the center of town.”
  • Example:“They ran forward into the heart of the struggle.”

• noun

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

  Synonyms: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow

  • Example:“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
  • Example:“the heart and soul of the Republican Party”

• noun

  an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

  Synonyms: spirit

  • Example:“He had a change of heart.”