Definition of core

What does the word core mean? Find synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of the word core in our free online dictionary! Find words starting with core and anagrams of core.
Lookup core in the Scrabble Dictionary

core - 12 definitions

- noun
1. core -- a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
synonyms: nucleus, core group
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. core -- the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. core -- the central part of the Earth
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. kernel -- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
synonyms: kernel, substance, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. core -- a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. Congress of Racial Equality -- an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
synonyms: Congress of Racial Equality, CORE
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. effect -- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
synonyms: effect, essence, burden, gist
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. core -- (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"
synonyms: magnetic core
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. core -- the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. core -- a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
11. core -- remove the core or center from; "core an apple"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. core, cored -- to remove the core
synonyms: cored, cores, coring
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
Scrabble Dictionary
 Collins
 Words with Friends
 Tournament Word List
 SOWPODS
 French
 Italian

Dictionary

Enter a word into the text field to generate a list of definitions for the searched term. The definitions page will show all of the meanings for the term as well as a list of synonyms that correspond with each definition.  

To the right of the definitions list, you will find information that will help with Words with Friends, Scrabble, and other word games. If the word is present in one of the official Scrabble dictionaries, each dictionary in which your searched term can be found will display with a checkmark beside it. 

Next, is a table showing the point value of the term for the most popular word games: Scrabble, Words with Friends, Lexulous, WordFeud and Text Twist. 

To see a list of all of the anagrams that can be made with your search term, look for the table titled “Anagrams”. Each of these terms is a link that will take you to a definition page for that term. Be sure to bookmark our Anagram Solver to use in the future. 

The most applicable synonyms to your search term will be shown in the “Synonym” table. Each of these terms is a link that will take you to a definition page for that term. 

The last table will contain words that end with, start with, or contain your search term. Each of the links in the box will take you to a separate page where you can view a list of terms that include your search term in various letter counts.

Games and tools: 

Scrabble Cheat: Beat the Cheaters or be the cheater, whatever it takes to win! 

WWF Cheat: Win at Words with Friends® with the Words with Words with Friends® Cheat using the entire board.

Text Twist
Beat the clock to make words from letters and get on the high score list
Challenge yourself to find as many words as possible within the time limit and test your skills against players by climbing the leaderboard. Play Text Twist today and start twisting those letters! You will be amazed by the words you can find.

☒