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core

/ˈkoɚ/

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noun

plural cores

[count] the central part of a fruit (such as an apple) that contains the seeds

an apple core

see color picture

the central part of something

the core of a golf ball

The pads have a foam core.

the engine core

the core of the galaxy

The Earth's core is very different from its crust.

the urban core [=the central part of a city]

the most important or basic part of something

Lack of money is the core of the problem.

The core of the government's plan is to provide loans for small businesses.

voters who form the core of the party

The economy is at the very core of this year's election. - see also hard core

technical :a part that has been removed from a material for scientific study

took a core sample of rock

an ice core from the glacier

technical :the place in a nuclear reactor where the reaction takes place

the reactor core

to the core

in a very complete or extreme way - used for emphasis

He is patriotic to the core. [=he is extremely patriotic]

Her family is English to the core.

He's rotten to the core. [=he's a very bad/dishonest person]

They were shaken to the core. [=extremely shaken/upset]

adjective

always used before a noun

most important or most basic

The company's core business is lending money.

Stealing would go against his core beliefs. [=his basic principles]

the core responsibilities of the police force

the core vocabulary of a language

of or relating to the classes that all the students in a school are required to take or the skills that all students are required to learn

the core curriculum

core courses/subjects

verb

cores; cored; coring

[+ obj] :to remove a core from (a fruit)

core an apple