| core | | |
| n. (group) | 1. core, core group, nucleus | a small group of indispensable persons or things.; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" |
| ~ set | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
| ~ cadre | a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion. |
| n. (location) | 2. core | the center of an object.; "the ball has a titanium core" |
| ~ midpoint, centre, center | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. |
| ~ corn cob, corncob | the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn. |
| n. (object) | 3. core | the central part of the Earth. |
| ~ midpoint, centre, center | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | 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" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ bare bones | (plural) the most basic facts or elements.; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" |
| ~ hypostasis | (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality. |
| ~ haecceity, quiddity | the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other. |
| ~ quintessence | the purest and most concentrated essence of something. |
| ~ stuff | a critically important or characteristic component.; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" |
| n. (object) | 5. core | a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill. |
| ~ sample | all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class. |
| n. (group) | 6. congress of racial equality, core | an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality. |
| ~ ngo, nongovernmental organization | an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government. |
| n. (communication) | 7. burden, core, effect, essence, gist | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. core, magnetic core | (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" |
| ~ core memory, magnetic core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories. |
| ~ ram, random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, read/write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ torus, toroid | a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. core | the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place. |
| ~ chamber | a natural or artificial enclosed space. |
| ~ nuclear reactor, reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. core | a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil. |
| ~ bar | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon.; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" |
| ~ magnet | (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field. |
| v. (contact) | 11. core | remove the core or center from.; "core an apple" |
| ~ core out, hollow out, hollow | remove the interior of.; "hollow out a tree trunk" |
| cream | | |
| n. (group) | 1. cream, pick | the best people or things in a group.; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| n. (food) | 2. cream | the part of milk containing the butterfat. |
| ~ dairy product | milk and butter and cheese. |
| ~ clotted cream, devonshire cream | thick cream made from scalded milk. |
| ~ double creme, heavy whipping cream | cream with a fat content of 48% or more. |
| ~ heavy cream | contains more than 36% butterfat. |
| ~ coffee cream, light cream, single cream | cream that has at least 18% butterfat.; "in England they call light cream `single cream'" |
| ~ sour cream, soured cream | artificially soured light cream. |
| ~ light whipping cream, whipping cream | cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cream, emollient, ointment | toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin. |
| ~ cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream | a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin. |
| ~ hand cream | moisturizing cream for the hands. |
| ~ lanolin | an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep). |
| ~ nard, spikenard | an aromatic ointment used in antiquity. |
| ~ sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen | a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn. |
| ~ toilet articles, toiletry | artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body). |
| v. (contact) | 4. cream | make creamy by beating.; "Cream the butter" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ scramble, beat | stir vigorously.; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" |
| v. (contact) | 5. bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight.; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ flail, thrash, lam, thresh | give a thrashing to; beat hard. |
| v. (contact) | 6. cream | put on cream, as on one's face or body.; "She creams her face every night" |
| ~ apply, put on | apply to a surface.; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" |
| v. (contact) | 7. cream, cream off, skim, skim off | remove from the surface.; "skim cream from the surface of milk" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 8. cream | add cream to one's coffee, for example. |
| ~ modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
| elite | | |
| n. (group) | 1. elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| ~ upper class, upper crust | the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy. |
| ~ elect, chosen | an exclusive group of people.; "one of the elect who have power inside the government" |
| ~ cream, pick | the best people or things in a group.; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" |
| ~ clerisy, intelligentsia | an educated and intellectual elite. |
| ~ beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set, society | the fashionable elite. |
| ~ few | a small elite group.; "it was designed for the discriminating few" |
| ~ aristocracy, nobility | a privileged class holding hereditary titles. |
| ~ technocrat | an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group. |
| adj. | 2. elect, elite | selected as the best.; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges" |
| ~ selected | chosen in preference to another. |
| essence | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. essence | any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted. |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. essence, perfume | a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor. |
| ~ cologne water, eau de cologne, cologne | a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol. |
| ~ pachouli, patchouli, patchouly | a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant. |
| ~ perfumery | perfumes in general. |
| ~ potpourri | a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume. |
| ~ rose water | perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses. |
| ~ toilet articles, toiletry | artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body). |
| ~ eau de toilette, toilet water | a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne. |
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