heart in English dictionary

  • heart

    Meanings and definitions of "heart"

    • (anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
    • (uncountable) Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
    • A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥ or sometimes
    • (transitive, poetic or humorous) To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.
    • (transitive, obsolete) 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.
    • noun
      (anatomy)
      A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
    • noun
      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.
    • noun
      Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
    • noun
      Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.
    • noun
      A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥ or sometimes <3.
    • noun
      A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
    • noun
      The centre, essence, or core.
    • verb
      (transitive, poetic or humorous)
      To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage.
    • verb
      (transitive, masonry)
      To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
    • verb
      (intransitive, agriculture, botany)
      To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage.
    • A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.
    • The perceived center of emotions.
    • A stylized representation of the muscular organ, used as a symbol for affection, in the shape of two top lobes and a tapering bottom.
    • (pork, beef) heart
    • (pork beef) heart
    • heart (of a city)
    • an organ
    • emotions or kindness
    • a shape or symbol
    • a suit of cards
    • centre or core
    • Relating to the heart.
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
    • noun
      a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"

    Synonyms of "heart" in English dictionary

    variety meat, affection, two-dimensional figure are the top synonyms of "heart" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of heart

    • heart ( third-person singular simple present hearts, present participle hearting, simple past and past participle hearted)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza heart, lm  liczba mnoga hearts nieodm.  nieodmienny
    • heart ( countable and uncountable;  plural  hearts)
    • heart (countable and uncountable, plural hearts)
    • heart (third-person singular simple present hearts, present participle hearting, simple past and past participle hearted)
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    Meanings and definitions of "heart"

    • Heart (novel)
    • Heart (Chinese constellation)
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