heartbeat

Words with a similar base: heartbeat

'heartbeat'

[pulse.n.02] as in: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

Examples:
he could feel the beat of her heart

'heartbeat'

[blink_of_an_eye.n.01] as in: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Examples:
if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

'heartbeat'

[heartbeat.n.03] as in: an animating or vital unifying force

Examples:
New York is the commercial heartbeat of America

Origins

					heartbeat (English)
├── beat (English)
│   └── beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── heart (English)
    └── herte (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── heorte (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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