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

Synonym(s): bosom

Hypernym(s): intuition, hunch, suspicion

· 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"

Synonym(s): pump, ticker

Hypernym(s): internal_organ, viscus

· the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

Synonym(s): mettle, nerve, spunk

Hypernym(s): courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness

· 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"

Synonym(s): center, centre, middle, eye

Hypernym(s): area, country

· the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart_and_soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object

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

Synonym(s): spirit

Hypernym(s): disposition, temperament

· 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"

Hypernym(s): plane_figure, two-dimensional_figure

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

Hypernym(s): variety_meat, organs

· a positive feeling of liking; "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"

Synonym(s): affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, warmness, warmheartedness, philia

Hypernym(s): feeling

· 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"

Hypernym(s): playing_card