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heart n. [
bosom] the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
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heart n. [
pump, ticker] 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"
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heart n. [
mettle, nerve, spunk] the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
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heart n. [
center, centre, middle, eye] an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
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heart n. [
kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty] 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"
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