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| Main Entry: | core |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, gist |
| Synonyms: | amount, base, basis, body, bottom line, bulk, burden, consequence, corpus, crux, essence, focus, foundation, heart, import, importance, kernel, mass, meat*, meat and potatoes*, middle, midst, nub, nucleus, origin, pith, pivot, purport, quick, root, significance, staple, substance, thrust, upshot, main idea, midpoint, nitty gritty |
| Antonyms: | covering, exterior, outside, perimeter, surface, exteriority |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bottom line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indispensable content |
| Synonyms: | basis, conclusion, core, crux, determination, essence, fiber, final decision, fundamentals, income, key point, last word, loss, main idea, main point, main thing, meat and potatoes, name of the game, net, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, point, profit, reality, sum and substance, what it's all about, whole story |
| Main Entry: | bowels |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insides |
| Synonyms: | belly, core, deep, entrails, guts, hold, innards, interior, intestines, viscera, depths, penetralia, recesses, vitals |
| Main Entry: | cadre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nucleus of effort |
| Synonyms: | core, force, framework, infrastructure, organization, personnel, staff, key group, officers |
| Main Entry: | corpus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | body of text |
| Synonyms: | bulk, collection, compilation, core, entirety, mass, oeuvre, staple, substance, whole, complete works, extant works, opera omnia |
| Main Entry: | crux |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | most important part |
| Synonyms: | body, bottom line*, core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, matter, meat*, meat and potatoes*, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, purport, substance, thrust, decisive point |
| Antonyms: | trivia |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | focus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of attraction |
| Synonyms: | bull's eye, center, core, cynosure, focal point, headquarters*, heart, hub, limelight*, locus, meeting place, nerve center*, point of convergence, polestar, seat, spotlight, target |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, essence |
| Synonyms: | basis, bearing, bottom line*, burden, core, drift, force, heart, idea, import, kernel*, keynote, marrow, matter, meat*, name of the game*, nuts and bolts*, pith*, point, punch line, quintessence, score, sense, short, significance, soul, spirit, stuff*, subject, substance, summary, tenor, theme, thrust, topic, upshot*, nature of the beast, nitty gritty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, focal point |
| Synonyms: | core, focus, heart, middle, nerve center*, pivot, seat, polestar |
| Antonyms: | exterior, outside, exteriority |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kernel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seed, essence |
| Synonyms: | atom, bit, center, core, crux, fruit, germ, gist, grain, heart, hub, keynote, marrow, matter, meat, morsel, nub, nut, part, piece, pith, root, substance, upshot, nubbin |
| Notes: | a kernel is the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain, while a colonel is a commissioned military rank |
| Main Entry: | keynote/keystone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essence, theme |
| Synonyms: | basis, center, core, cornerstone, criterion, crux, gist, heart, idea, kernel, marrow, measure, motive, nub, pith, principle, root, source, spring, standard, substance, basic idea, linchpin, mainspring |
| Main Entry: | marrow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heart, essence |
| Synonyms: | bottom, core, cream, gist, kernel, meat, pith, quick, quintessence, quintessential, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, essentiality, virtuality |
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center |
| Synonyms: | core, deep, focus, halfway, heart, inside, marrow, mean, media, midst, thick, waist, halfway point, midpoint, midriff, midsection |
| Antonyms: | border, margin, outside |
| Main Entry: | nerve center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of activity |
| Synonyms: | command post, core, focal point, focus, headquarters, heart, hub, HQ, control center, epicenter, esoteric reality, ganglion, hotbed, inner reality, intrinsic reality, switchboard, vital center, vital principle |
| Main Entry: | nitty-gritty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic facts |
| Synonyms: | basics, bottom line*, bottom line, brass tacks, core, essence, focus, fundamentals, gist, heart, kernel, meat, meat and potatoes, name of the game, nuts and bolts*, nuts and bolts, quintessence, reality, root, soul, substance, chief part, chief thing, cold fact, essential details, essential part, hard fact, heart of the matter, important matter, the facts, the facts, the name of the game |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | purport |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, implication |
| Synonyms: | aim, bearing, burden, connotation, core, design, drift, gist, heart, idea, import, intent, intention, matter, meat, message, nub, object, objective, pith, plan, point, purpose, score, sense, significance, spirit, stuff, substance, tendency, tenor, thrust, understanding, upshot, acceptation, intendment, significancy, signification |
| Main Entry: | summary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short statement of main points |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, brief, capitulation, case, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, outline, précis, prospectus, résumé, recapitulation, reduction, rehash*, report, review, roundup, rundown, sense, skeleton*, sketch, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, aperçu, long and short of it, nutshell, pandect, recap, run-through, sum and substance, summing-up, wrap-up |
| Antonyms: | detail, dissertation, thesis |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | upshot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end result |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, burden, climax, completion, conclusion, consequence, core, culmination, denouement, development, effect, end, ending, event, eventuality, finale, finish, gist, issue, meaning, meat*, outcome, payoff, pith*, purport, result, sense, sequel, substance, termination, thrust, aftereffect |
| Antonyms: | cause, origin, source |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bare bones |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic elements |
| Synonyms: | basic, core, frame, skeleton, basic facts, essential elements, no-frills, undercarriage |
| Main Entry: | inner city |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | city center |
| Synonyms: | core, downtown, ghetto, skid row, slum, barrio, center city, central city, condemned buildings, core city, public housing district, slums, urban city, urban ghetto |
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