- core
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ hollow▪
Each fibre/fiber has a hollow core.
▪ dense, solid, strong▪ copper, iron, etc.▪ reactor▪nuclear reactor cores
▪ central, essential, inner, innermost, very▪This is seen as the central core of the government's policy.
▪A new spirit welled up from the very core of the nation.
▪ outer▪ common▪a common core of shared understanding
▪ hard▪A hard core of supporters gathered to see the star arrive.
▪hard-core party members
▪ emotional▪the emotional core of her music
VERB + CORE▪ form, make up▪These ideas formed the core of his philosophy.
▪ surround▪ get to▪We want to get to the core of the problem.
PREPOSITION▪ at sth's core▪At the core of our convictions is belief in individual liberty.
▪ to the core▪She was shaken to the core by the news.
▪He's a politician to the core (= in all his attitudes, beliefs and actions).
PHRASES▪ the earth's core▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}heat from the earth's core
verbCore is used with these nouns as the object: ↑apple{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.Core is used with these nouns: ↑audience, ↑belief, ↑business, ↑collection, ↑competence, ↑component, ↑concept, ↑constituency, ↑curriculum, ↑discipline, ↑element, ↑funding, ↑ideology, ↑message, ↑philosophy, ↑principle, ↑requirement, ↑strength, ↑subject, ↑supporter, ↑technology, ↑worker
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
