heart

the locus of feelings and intuitions

• “in your heart you know it is true”
• “her story would melt your bosom”

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”

the courage to carry on

• “he kept fighting on pure spunk”
• “you haven”

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”

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• “the gist of the prosecutor”
• “;”
• “;”

an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

• “he had a change of heart”

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”

a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)

• “a five-pound beef heart will serve six”

a positive feeling of liking

• “he had trouble expressing the affection he felt”
• “the child won everyone”
• “;”

a playing card in the major suit of hearts

• “he led the queen of hearts”