core

core¹ W3 [ko: US ko:r] n

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1¦(fruit)¦

2¦(most important part)¦

3¦(people)¦

4 to the core

5¦(planet)¦

6¦(nuclear reactor)¦

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1.) ¦(FRUIT)¦

the hard central part of a fruit such as an apple

▪ Remove the cores, and bake the apples for 40 minutes.

2.) ¦(MOST IMPORTANT PART)¦

the most important or central part of something

core of

▪ The core of the book focuses on the period between 1660 and 1857.

▪ Debt is at the core of the problem.

3.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦

a number of people who form a group which is very important to an organization

▪ The business needs a new core of trained administrators.

▪ a core group of clients

→↑hard core

4.) to the core

extremely or completely

shaken/shocked/thrilled to the core

▪ When I heard the news, I was shaken to the core.

▪ That woman is rotten to the core !

▪ He was a bureaucrat to the core.

5.) ¦(PLANET)¦

the central part of the Earth or any other ↑planet

6.) ¦(NUCLEAR REACTOR)¦

the central part of a ↑nuclear reactor

core ²

core² adj

1.) core curriculum/subjects/skills etc

subjects that have to be studied at a school or college

▪ the national core curriculum

▪ the core subjects of English, maths, and science

▪ Schools have to deliver the core skills.

2.) core business/activities/operations etc

the main business or activities of a company or organization

▪ The core business of airlines is flying people and cargo from place to place.

▪ the company's core product

3.) core values/beliefs

the values or beliefs that are most important to someone

▪ the core values of American liberalism, such as taxing the rich to help the poor

core ³

core³ v [T]

to remove the centre from a fruit