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  1. noun
    (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
    "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit"

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  2. noun
    a small group of indispensable persons or things
    "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"

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    set
  3. noun
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

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  4. noun
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  5. noun
    an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
  6. noun
    a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
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    bar
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  7. noun
    a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
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  8. verb
    remove the core or center from
    "core an apple"
  9. noun
    the center of an object
    "the ball has a titanium core"
  10. noun
    the central part of the Earth
  11. noun
    the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
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Definition that contains core
  • love a score of zero in tennis or squash
  • even of the score in a contest
  • home (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
  • run a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
  • game (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
  • break (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
  • behind having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
  • shot an attempt to score in a game
  • shoot score
  • ahead having the leading position or higher score in a contest
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