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heart
noun
- 1. In vertebrates: the hollow muscular organ that contracts and pumps blood through the blood vessels of the body.
2. The corresponding organ or organs that pump circulatory fluid in invertebrates.
3. This organ considered as the centre of a person's thoughts, emotions, conscience, etc.
4. Emotional mood.
- Example: a change of heart
- Example: You have no heart
- Thesaurus: feeling, affection, love, sympathy, sensitivity, compassion, concern, benevolence.
- Example: take heart
- Example: lose heart
- Thesaurus: courage, fortitude, nerve, mettle, stamina, character, boldness, bravery, grit, guts (
- Example: the heart of the old town
- Example: the heart of the problem
- Thesaurus: root, quintessence, core, centre, essence, hub, kernel, nucleus.
- Example: She held the child to her heart
11. A symbol (♥), usually red in colour, representing the heart, with two rounded lobes at the top curving down to meet in a point at the bottom.
12a. cards.
- One of the four suits of playing-cards, with the heart-shaped (♥) symbols on them;
- Form: hearts
- One of the playing-cards of this suit
- Example: dearest heart
- intr
hearted, hearting
1. Said of vegetables: to form a compact head or inner mass.
- Exactly to one's own liking.
- Thesaurus: pleasing, suitable, lovable.
- Really; basically.
- Thesaurus: fundamentally, inherently, basically, privately.
- To cause them great sorrow, because one does not reciprocate their love.
- Thesaurus: pain, disappoint, hurt, crush, dismay.
- By or from memory.
- Thesaurus: by rote, pat, word for word.
- To emphasize the truth of a statement (often literally, by making the sign of the cross over one's heart).
- Of great interest and concern to one.
- To be able to bring oneself (to do something).
- Most sincerely.
- Thesaurus: honestly, deeply, frankly, sincerely.
- To alter one's former opinion, attitude, etc.
- To show pity or kindness.
- To cherish them or it as a matter of deep interest.
- Note: usually with negatives
To have enthusiasm for what one is doing.
- To feel a sinking of the spirit.
- To be very frightened, worried, anxious or excited.
- To be basically kind, thoughtful or generous.
- To desire it earnestly.
- Note: usually with negatives
To have the will, callousness, etc, required (to do something).
- Example: I didn't have the heart to refuse
- Completely; with all one's attention and energy.
- Thesaurus: absolutely, completely, devotedly, entirely, unreservedly, wholeheartedly.
- One's innermost feelings or convictions; one's deepest affections.
- A brave resolute person.
- Said of land: in fertile condition.
- Said of a person: in good spirits.
- To become discouraged or disillusioned over something.
- To fall in love with them.
- To want it very much.
- Thesaurus: need, long for, desire, covet, prize.
- To reassure them or set their mind at ease.
- To become encouraged or more confident.
- To pay great attention to it or be very affected by it.
- To form an affection for them.
- As much as one wants.
- To show one's deepest feelings openly.
- Very willingly or sincerely.
