Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: hearts

'hearts'

[hearts.n.01] as in: a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

'hearts'

[heart.n.01] as in: the locus of feelings and intuitions

Examples:
in your heart you know it is true
her story would melt your bosom

'hearts'

[heart.n.02] as in: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

Examples:
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly

'hearts'

[heart.n.03] as in: the courage to carry on

Examples:
he kept fighting on pure spunk
you haven't got the heart for baseball

'hearts'

[center.n.01] as in: an area that is approximately central within some larger region

Examples:
it is in the center of town
they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
they were in the eye of the storm

'hearts'

[kernel.n.03] as in: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Examples:
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story

'hearts'

[heart.n.06] as in: an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

Examples:
he had a change of heart

'hearts'

[heart.n.07] as in: a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines

Examples:
he drew a heart and called it a valentine

'hearts'

[heart.n.08] as in: a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)

Examples:
a five-pound beef heart will serve six

'hearts'

[affection.n.01] as in: a positive feeling of liking

Examples:
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

'hearts'

[heart.n.10] as in: a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it

Examples:
he led the queen of hearts
hearts were trumps