English dictionary
heart
nounPronunciation
hɑːt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
noun
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
noun
- the courage to carry on
noun
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
noun
- the locus of feelings and intuitions
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
noun
- a positive feeling of liking
noun
- a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
noun
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
noun
- a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
Example sentences
he led the queen of hearts
hearts were trumps
he had a change of heart
he kept fighting on pure spunk
you haven't got the heart for baseball
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
in your heart you know it is true
her story would melt your bosom
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story
he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
the child won everyone's heart
the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
a five-pound beef heart will serve six
it is in the center of town
they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
they were in the eye of the storm
he drew a heart and called it a valentine