the locus of feelings and intuitions; in your heart you know it is true; her story would melt your bosom

[ Syn: bosom ]

a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; he led the queen of hearts; hearts were trumps'

the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; he stood still, his heart thumping wildly

[ Syn: pump , ticker ]

the courage to carry on; he kept fighting on pure spunk; you havent got the heart for baseball

[ Syn: mettle , nerve , spunk ]

an area that is approximately central within some larger region; it is in the center of town; they ran forward into the heart of the struggle; they were in the eye of the storm

[ Syn: center , centre , middle , eye ]

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the gist of the prosecutors argument; the heart and soul of the Republican Party; the nub of the story

[ Syn: kernel , substance , core , center , centre , essence , gist , heart and soul , inwardness , marrow , meat , nub , pith , sum , nitty-gritty ]

an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; he had a change of heart

[ Syn: spirit ]

a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines; he drew a heart and called it a valentine'

a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); a five-pound beef heart will serve six'

a positive feeling of liking; he had trouble expressing the affection he felt; the child won everyones heart; the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home

[ Syn: affection , affectionateness , fondness , tenderness , warmness , warmheartedness , philia ]