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heart

/hɑɹt/noun1 syllable

Heart means: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.

Synonyms for heart33

noun, as in the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

noun, as in a positive feeling of liking

affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, warmness, warmheartedness, philia

noun, as in an area that is approximately central within some larger region

center, centre, middle, eye

noun, as in the courage to carry on

mettle, nerve, spunk

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

pump, ticker

noun, as in the locus of feelings and intuitions

bosom

noun, as in an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

spirit

also used for heart

love, less than three

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does heart mean?10

noun

1

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”

2

a positive feeling of liking“he had trouble expressing the affection he felt”

3

an area that is approximately central within some larger region“it is in the center of town”

4

the courage to carry on“he kept fighting on pure spunk”

5

the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body“he stood still, his heart thumping wildly”

6

the locus of feelings and intuitions“in your heart you know it is true”

7

an inclination or tendency of a certain kind“he had a change of heart”

8

a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines“he drew a heart and called it a valentine”

9

a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)“a five-pound beef heart will serve six”

10

a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it“he led the queen of hearts”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with heart?15

two syllables

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Heart in a sentence

  • As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.shekitten
  • When his dog died, he cried his heart out.CM
  • To do him justice, he was kind at heart.unknown
  • The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed.unknown
  • With her heart pounding, she opened the door.spockofvulcan
  • As long as we live, our heart never stops beating.unknown
  • I could not speak a word, for my heart was full.orcrist
  • He looks bad-tempered, but he is kind at heart.unknown

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Forms of heart

as a noun

plural
hearts