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cores, plural;
  1. Remove the tough central part and seeds from (a fruit)
    • - peel and core the pears
Noun
  1. The tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds
    • - an apple core
  2. The central or most important part of something, in particular

  3. The part of something that is central to its existence or character
    • - managers can concentrate on their core activities
    • - the plan has the interests of children at its core
  4. An important or unchanging group of people forming the central part of a larger body

  5. The dense central region of a planet, esp. the nickel–iron inner part of the earth

  6. The central part of a nuclear reactor, which contains the fissile material

  7. A tiny ring of magnetic material used in a computer memory to store one bit of data, now superseded by semiconductor memories

  8. The inner strand of an electrical cable or rope

  9. A piece of soft iron forming the center of an electromagnet or an induction coil

  10. An internal mold filling a space to be left hollow in a casting

  11. A cylindrical sample of rock, ice, or other material obtained by boring with a hollow drill

  12. A piece of flint from which flakes or blades have been removed

  1. remove the core or center from; "core an apple"
  2. (core) a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"
  3. (core) the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"
  4. (core) the central part of the Earth
  5. (core) 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"
  6. (core) a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
  7. Corés is one of fifteen parishes (administrative divisions) in Somiedo, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.
  8. The Coree (also Connamox, Cores, Corennines, Connamocksocks, Coranine Indians, Neuse River Indians) were a very small Native American tribe, who once occupied a coastal area of southeastern North Carolina in the area now covered by Carteret and Craven counties. ...
  9. The Corrs are a Celtic folk rock band from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle); Sharon (violin, vocals); Caroline (drums, piano, bodhrán, vocals); and Jim (guitar, piano, vocals).
  10. (CORE (advertising media)) Core is an advertising agency founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1995 by Marc Kempter
  11. (Core (album)) Core is the debut album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on September 29, 1992 through Atlantic Records. ...
  12. (Core (anatomy)) In anatomy, the core refers, in its most general of definitions, to the body minus the legs and arms. Functional movements are highly dependent on the core, and lack of core development can result in a predisposition to injury. ...
  13. (core) A body of individuals; an assemblage; A miner's underground working time or shift; A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer; The central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince; The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a ...
  14. (Core (impervious core or impervious zone)) A zone of low permeability material in an embankment dam. Sometimes referred to as central core, inclined core, puddle clay core, and rolled clay core. ...
  15. (Core) A small section cut from any material to show internal composition.
  16. (Core) the transformer in the ballast is referred to as the core in hid lighting systems.
  17. (core) Component of electromagnetic ballast that is surrounded by the coil. Core is comprised of steel laminations or solid ferrite material.
  18. (core) a continuous cylinder of rock, usually from five to 10 centimetres in diameter, cut from the bottom of a wellbore as a sample of an underground  formation.
  19. (core) the inner portion of a hose, usually referring to the material in contact with the medium.
  20. (Core (Grip)) The inside diameter measurement of a grip. Typically core sizes match shaft butt sizes. For example, an M60 grip core will match with a .600" shaft butt size and produce a standard size grip.
  21. (Core (Price/Charge)) A payment that is credited back to the buyer after they have returned a rebuildable ôCoreö unit to the retailer. A rebuilt alternator purchase would have a core charge and would require returning the old one to receive the credit.
  22. (Core) The inner protective coat of protein that surrounds thegenetic material of most viruses. In HIV, the core is mostly made up ofthe p24 protein, which surrounds two copies of HIV's genetic material.
  23. (Core) The rebuildable portion of automotive components, such as wheel, starters, alternators and carburetors.
  24. (Core) The central region of a planet or moon frequently made of different material than the surrounding regions (mantle and crust). Earth and the Moon are thought to have cores of iron and nickel.
  25. (core) The central part of the earth, beginning at a depth of about 2900 km, probably consisting of iron-nickel alloy; it is divisible into an outer core that may be liquid and an inner core about 1300 km in radius that may be solid.