Meaning of 'heart'

noun

a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it

Example: "I can only play the queen of hearts."

noun

an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

Example: "I had a change of heart."

Synonyms: spirit

noun

the courage to carry on

Synonyms: mettle spunk nerve

noun

the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs

Synonyms: pump ticker

noun

the locus of feelings and intuitions

Example: "in your heart you know it is true"

Synonyms: bosom

noun

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

Synonyms: substance

noun

a positive feeling of liking

Synonyms: affectionateness fondness tenderness warmness affection warmheartedness philia

noun

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

Example: "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"

noun

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

Synonyms: middle

noun

a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom