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   heart

   /hɑːt/

   noun

   • 1. a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles. Similar informal:ticker
   • ▪ the region of the chest above the heart: "holding hand on heart for the Pledge of Allegiance"
   • ▪ the heart regarded as the centre of a person's thoughts and emotions, especially love, compassion, or loyalty: "hardening his heart, he ignored her entreaties" Similar emotionsfeelingssentimentssoulmindbosombreastloveaffectionpassionsympathypityconcerncompassion
   • ▪ one's mood or feeling: "they had a change of heart" Similar compassionsympathyhumanityfeeling(s)fellow feelingconcern for othersbrotherly lovetender feelingstendernessempathyunderstandingkindnesskindlinessgoodwillbenevolencehumanitarianism
   • ▪ courage or enthusiasm: "they may lose heart as the work mounts up" Similar enthusiasmkeennesseagernessspiritdeterminationresolutionresolvepurposecouragebackbonespinenervestomachwillwill powerfortitudebraverystout-heartednessinformal:gutsspunkgritbottlevulgar slang:balls
   • 2. the central or innermost part of something: "right in the heart of the city" Similar centrecentral partmiddlehubcorenucleuskerneleyebosomnavelOpposite edge
   • ▪ the vital part or essence: "the heart of the matter" Similar essencequintessencecruxcorenubrootgistmeatmarrowpithsubstancesum and substanceessential partintrinsic naturekernelnucleusinformal:nitty-grittyOpposite peripherals
   • ▪ the close compact head of a cabbage or lettuce.
   • 3. a conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top.
   • ▪ one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red heart-shaped figure.
   • ▪ a card of the suit of hearts.
   • ▪ a card game similar to whist, in which players attempt to avoid taking tricks containing a card of the suit of hearts.
   • 4. the condition of agricultural land as regards fertility: "a well-maintained farm in good heart"

   verb

   • 1. like very much; love: informal "I totally heart this song"

   Word Origin Old Englishheorte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hart and German Herz, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cor, cord- and Greek kēr, kardia.

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