English noun: heart | |||
1. | heart (cognition) the locus of feelings and intuitions | ||
Samples | In your heart you know it is true. Her story would melt your bosom. | ||
Synonyms | bosom | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hunch, intuition, suspicion | ||
2. | heart (body) the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body | ||
Samples | He stood still, his heart thumping wildly. | ||
Synonyms | pump, ticker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | internal organ, viscus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | athlete's heart, biauriculate heart | ||
Part holonym | arteria coronaria, cardiac muscle, cardiac valve, coronary artery, heart muscle, heart valve, valve | ||
Part meronym | cardiovascular system, circulatory system | ||
3. | heart (attribute) the courage to carry on | ||
Samples | He kept fighting on pure spunk. You haven't got the heart for baseball. | ||
Synonyms | mettle, nerve, spunk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness | ||
4. | heart (location) an area that is approximately central within some larger region | ||
Samples | It is in the center of town. They ran forward into the heart of the struggle. They were in the eye of the storm. | ||
Synonyms | center, centre, eye, middle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | area, country | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | center stage, central city, centre stage, city center, city centre, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center, midfield, midstream, seat, storm center, storm centre | ||
Instance hyponym | City of London, the City | ||
5. | heart (cognition) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
Samples | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
Synonyms | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
6. | heart (attribute) an inclination or tendency of a certain kind | ||
Samples | He had a change of heart. | ||
Synonyms | spirit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disposition, temperament | ||
7. | heart (shape) a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines | ||
Samples | He drew a heart and called it a valentine. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plane figure, two-dimensional figure | ||
8. | heart (food) a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) | ||
Samples | A five-pound beef heart will serve six. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | organs, variety meat | ||
9. | heart (feeling) a positive feeling of liking | ||
Samples | He had trouble expressing the affection he felt. The child won everyone's heart. The warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home. | ||
Synonyms | affection, affectionateness, fondness, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | attachment, fond regard, protectiveness, regard, respect, soft spot | ||
10. | heart (artifact) a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it | ||
Samples | He led the queen of hearts. Hearts were trumps. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | playing card | ||
Member meronym | major suit | ||