Definition for "Heart"

thumb|Diagram of the human heart. thumb|The Ace of Hearts. Old English heorte *hertô *ḱḗr. Cognate with Dutch hart, German Herz, Swedish hjärta. The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek καρδία, Latin cor, Welsh craidd, Irish croí, Russian сердце, Lithuanian širdis.

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Heart - (Noun)

phonetic : /härt/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/heart.mp3

1. A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles

2. The region of the chest above the heartholding hand on heart for the Pledge of Allegiance

3. The heart regarded as the center of a person's thoughts and emotions, esp. love or compassion
hardening his heart, he ignored her entreaties

4. One's mood or feeling
they had a change of heart

5. Courage or enthusiasm
they may lose heart as the work mounts up

6. The central or innermost part of something
right in the heart of the city

7. The vital part or essence
the heart of the matter

8. The close compact head of a cabbage or lettuce

9. A conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top

10. One of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red figure of such a shape

11. A card of this suit

12. A card game similar to whist, in which players attempt to avoid taking tricks containing a card of this suit

13. The condition of agricultural land as regards fertility

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phonetic : /härt/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/heart.mp3

2. The region of the chest above the heartholding hand on heart for the Pledge of Allegiance

3. The heart regarded as the center of a person's thoughts and emotions, esp. love or compassion
hardening his heart, he ignored her entreaties

4. One's mood or feeling
they had a change of heart

5. Courage or enthusiasm
they may lose heart as the work mounts up

6. The central or innermost part of something
right in the heart of the city

7. The vital part or essence
the heart of the matter

8. The close compact head of a cabbage or lettuce

9. A conventional representation of a heart with two equal curves meeting at a point at the bottom and a cusp at the top

10. One of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a red figure of such a shape

11. A card of this suit

12. A card game similar to whist, in which players attempt to avoid taking tricks containing a card of this suit

13. The condition of agricultural land as regards fertility

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bosom (the locus of feelings and intuitions) "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"

ticker (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"

spunk (the courage to carry on) "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

eye (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"

nitty-gritty (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"

spirit (an inclination or tendency of a certain kind) "he had a change of heart"

(n) 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"

(n) heart (a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)) "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"

philia (a positive feeling of liking) "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

(n) heart (a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it) "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"

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bosom (the locus of feelings and intuitions) "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"

ticker (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"

spunk (the courage to carry on) "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

eye (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"

nitty-gritty (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"

spirit (an inclination or tendency of a certain kind) "he had a change of heart"

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"

heart (a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)) "a five-pound beef heart will serve six"

philia (a positive feeling of liking) "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

heart (a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it) "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"

Black Maria (a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades)

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anatomy A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.