1 the hard central part of a fruit such as an apple, that contains the seeds
2 the central part of an object:
the earth's core * the core of a nuclear reactor * The standards of housing and education are often lower in the older urban cores (= the centres of towns or cities). * (figurative) Concern for the environment is at the core of our policies.
3 the most important part of sth:
the core of the argument * core subjects (= subjects that all the students have to do) * the core curriculum * the core activities of the job
4 a small group of people who take part in a particular activity:
He gathered a small core of advisers around him.
seealsoHARDCORE
IDIOMS
to the core so that the whole of a thing or a person is affected:
She was shaken to the core by the news. * He's a politician to the core (= in all his attitudes, beliefs and actions).
verb [VN] to take out the core of a fruit:
You need four cooking apples, cored and sliced.
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