<B>core</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>cored,</B> <B>coring,</B> adj.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the hard, central part, containing the seeds, of fruits like apples and pears. <BR> <I>Ex. After eating the apple he threw the core away.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) the central or most important part. <BR> <I>Ex. the core of an argument. That boy is honest to the core. The Moslem community on the north side of the Tyne is more compact, consisting of a core of some sixty families (Anthony H. Richmond).</I> (SYN) essence, kernel, nucleus. <DD><B> 3. </B>the heart. <BR> <I>Ex. The desertion of his dog had touched him to the core (Edward Bulwer-Lytton).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Electricity.) <DD><B> a. </B>a bar of soft iron, bundle of iron wires, or the like, forming the center of an electromagnet, induction coil, etc., and serving to increase and concentrate the induced magnetic field. <DD><B> b. </B>the conducting wire and its insulation in a subterranean or submarine cable. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Metallurgy.) an inner mold made of sand and other ingredients filling the space to be left hollow in a casting. <DD><B> 6a. </B>the heartwood of a tree. <DD><B> b. </B>the lumber from this wood, usually soft and inexpensive, used as a base for veneers. <DD><B> 7. </B>the central strand of a rope around which other strands are woven. <DD><B> 8. </B>a cylindrical portion of rock or other material extracted from the center of a mass by cutting or drilling. <DD><B> 9. </B>(Chemistry.) the nucleus of an atom and the inner shells of electrons. <DD><B> 10. </B>(Geology.) the central portion of the earth, lying below the mantle. <DD><B> 11. </B>(Physics.) the part of a nuclear reactor containing fissionable material. <DD><B> 12. </B>(Electronics.) a magnetic core. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to take out the core of. <BR> <I>Ex. The cook cored the apples.</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> central; basic. <BR> <I>Ex. Deterring such an attack has been the core reason for NATO's existence (Time). The Fed decided the core questions of regulating the money supply (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>core</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a body of people; company. <DD><B> 2. </B>the company of players in a curling match. </DL>
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<B>CORE</B> (no periods) or <B>C.O.R.E.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Congress of Racial Equality. </DL>
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<B>core city,</B> =central city.</DL>
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<B>core curriculum,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a program of studies in which a number of courses are subordinated to and unified by a central subject or theme. </DL>
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<B>core-drill, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to drill so as to remove a core intact. </DL>
<B>coreligionist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a follower of the same religion. Also, <B>correligionist.</B> </DL>
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<B>core melt,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the melting of the core of a nuclear reactor; meltdown. <BR> <I>Ex. The likelihood of a core melt in any one reactor is only once every 20,000 years (U.S. News & World Report).</I> </DL>
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<B>core memory,</B> =magnetic-core memory.</DL>
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<B>coreopsis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any plant of a group of the composite family, including several species cultivated for their yellow, red-and-yellow, or reddish flowers shaped like daisies; tickseed. <DD><B> 2. </B>the flower. </DL>
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<B>corepiece, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a central strand around which other strands are twisted in a hawser-laid rope; core. </DL>
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<B>corer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an instrument for removing the cores from fruit. <DD><B> 2. </B>a core-drilling machine; device for removing cores especially of rock and earth. <BR> <I>Ex. The research vessel Atlantis surveyed the deep-sea bottom [with] a ... corer which takes samples of the sea bed 40 to 60 feet thick (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
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<B>coresis, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) dark-red, broad, disk-shaped bodies, found beneath the epicarp of grapes. </DL>
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<B>corespondency, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of being a corespondent. <DD><B> 2. </B>the state of being a corespondent. </DL>
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<B>corespondent, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) a person accused of adultery with a husband or wife who is beingsued for divorce. </DL>
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<B>core tool,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a paleolithic tool, such as a biface, made by removing splinters or flakes from a lump of stone. </DL>
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<B>core tube,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tube inserted into the ground to extract a core of rock or other material. </DL>
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<B>core wall,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a wall or structure of waterproof material in the interior of a dam, dike, or causeway largely constructed of porous material such as earth or sand. </DL>
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<B>corf, </B>noun, pl. <B>corves.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(British.) <DD><B> a. </B>a tub, truck, or car used in carrying ore or coal or other mineral to the surface of a mine. <DD><B> b. </B>a large, strong basket formerly so used. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) a basket. </DL>
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<B>Corfam, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a strong, lightweight, porous plastic that resembles leather, used especially in shoe manufacture. </DL>
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<B>Corfiote, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a native or inhabitant of the island of Corfu, in the Ionian Islands off the west coast of Greece. </DL>
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<B>corgi, </B>noun. =Welsh corgi.</DL>
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<B>coria, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>corium.</B> </DL>
<B>corial, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Guiana) a dugout canoe with pointed ends. </DL>
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<B>coriander, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an herb of the parsley family, with a disagreeable odor but bearing aromatic fruits. <DD><B> 2. </B>its seedlike fruit. The oil from the seeds is used as flavoring in cooking and candy making and in medicine as a stimulant and carminative. </DL>
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<B>corinne, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hummingbird with a long, lancelike bill and very brilliant coloration. </DL>
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<B>Corinthian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of the Greek city of Corinth or its people. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the most elaborate style of Greek architecture. The Corinthian column typically has a tall, slender, fluted shaft, a molded base, and a bell-shaped capital adorned with acanthus leaves. <DD><B> 3. </B>ornate; overbrilliant. <BR> <I>Ex. a Corinthian literary style.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>resembling the immoral manners of ancient Corinth; elegant and dissipated. (SYN) profligate. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person born or living in Corinth. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a wealthy sportsman, especially, in the United States, a yachtsman. <DD><B> b. </B>a man of fashion about town. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) a gay, immoral, shameless man. </DL>
<B>Corinthians, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> (sing. in use). either of two books of the New Testament, I Corinthians and II Corinthians, consisting of letters written by the Apostle Paul to the Christians of Corinth. (Abbr:) Cor. </DL>
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<B>Coriolanus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a historical tragedy by Shakespeare based on the life of Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, a Roman general of the 400's B.C., who was banished from Rome and later led an army of Volscians in an unsuccessful attack on it. </DL>
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<B>Coriolis acceleration,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the deflection or acceleration caused by the Coriolis force. <BR> <I>Ex. The Coriolis acceleration will impel the missile to deviate from a great circle trajectory (Kenneth F. Gantz).</I> </DL>
<B>Coriolis force,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics, Meteorology.) a force, resulting from the rotation of the earth, that deflects other bodies or forces in motion, especially those above the earth, by causing them to veer to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, or to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. <BR> <I>Ex. More recently it has been suggested that the Coriolis forces consequent on the earth's rotation could be measured and used to determine latitude (G. V. T. Matthews).</I> </DL>
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<B>co-riparian, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one, especially a country or person, having rights to the use of a river jointly with another. </DL>
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<B>corium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ria.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the innermost layer of the skin; the true skin as distinguished from the cuticle; the dermis as distinguished from the epidermis. <DD><B> 2. </B>the basal end of the forewing of certain insects. </DL>
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<B>corixid, </B>noun. =water boatman.</DL>
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<B>cork, </B>noun, verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>the light, thick outer bark of the cork oak. Cork is used for bottle stoppers, floats for fishing lines, inner soles of shoes, fillings for some kinds of life preservers, insulation, and some floor coverings. <DD><B> b. </B>the tree itself. <DD><B> 2. </B>a shaped piece of cork. <BR> <I>Ex. the cork of a bottle.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>any stopper for a bottle or flask, made of rubber, glass, or plastic. (SYN) stopple. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Botany.) an outer bark of woody plants serving as a protective covering for the underlying tissues. <BR> <I>Ex. When cells of older portions of the stem become impregnated with suberin, the resulting tissue is known as cork, a material which also serves for protection (Harbaugh and Goodrich).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to stop up with or as if with a cork. <BR> <I>Ex. Fill and cork these bottles. His private papers were kept corked up for years.</I> (SYN) stopple. <DD><B> 2. </B>to confine; restrain; check. <BR> <I>Ex. He managed to cork up his feelings while his guests were in the room.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to provide or fit with cork or a cork. <BR> <I>Ex. to cork a float.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to blacken with burnt cork. <DD><I>adj. </I> made of or with cork. </DL>
