heart
IPA: hˈɑrt
noun
- (anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
- (uncountable) One's feelings and emotions, especially considered as part of one's character.
- The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
- Emotional strength that allows one to continue in difficult situations; courage; spirit; a will to compete.
- Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.
- (archaic) A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.
- (obsolete, except in the phrase "by heart") Memory.
- (figurative) A wight or being.
- A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥.
- (card games) A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-fourth Lenormand card.
- (figurative) The centre, essence, or core.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, humorous, informal) To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.
- (transitive, obsolete) To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
- (intransitive, agriculture, botany) To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage.
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Examples of "heart" in Sentences
- The man's father has a heart disease.
- Erectile woes can precede heart disease.
- Another disease of the heart is hypertension.
- The heart is also slowed through excitation of the vagus center.
- Dietary patterns and the risk of coronary heart disease in women.
- In the center of the lotus of the heart a marvelous triangle exists.
- This was the first demonstration that the heart has an endocrine function.
- It does not affect the development of the baby or the function of the heart.
- In infants the earlier the heart disease is treated, the better the prognosis.
- In infants, the earlier the heart disease is treated, the better the prognosis.
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