Definition of heart

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  • heart is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • heart is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • heart is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of heart

  • the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body (noun)

    Examples

    1. he stood still, his heart thumping wildly

    Synonyms

    1. pump
    2. ticker
  • the courage to carry on (noun)

    Examples

    1. you haven't got the heart for baseball

    Synonyms

    1. mettle
    2. nerve
    3. spunk
  • an area that is approximately central within some larger region (noun)

    Examples

    1. they ran forward into the heart of the struggle

    Synonyms

    1. center
    2. centre
    3. eye
    4. middle
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun)

    Examples

    1. the heart and soul of the Republican Party

    Synonyms

    1. center
    2. centre
    3. core
    4. essence
    5. gist
    6. heart and soul
    7. inwardness
    8. kernel
    9. marrow
    10. meat
    11. nitty-gritty
    12. nub
    13. pith
    14. substance
    15. sum
  • the locus of feelings and intuitions (noun)

    Examples

    1. in your heart you know it is true

    Synonyms

    1. bosom
  • a positive feeling of liking (noun)

    Examples

    1. the child won everyone's heart

    Synonyms

    1. affection
    2. affectionateness
    3. fondness
    4. philia
    5. tenderness
    6. warmheartedness
    7. warmness
  • an inclination or tendency of a certain kind (noun)

    Examples

    1. he had a change of heart

    Synonyms

    1. spirit
  • a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) (noun)

    Examples

    1. a five-pound beef heart will serve six
  • a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines (noun)

    Examples

    1. he drew a heart and called it a valentine
  • a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it (noun)

    Examples

    1. he led the queen of hearts
    2. hearts were trumps

See definition of heart in Merriam Webster