heart
     n 1: the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you
          know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
          [syn: {bosom}]
     2: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and
        between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood
        through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping
        wildly" [syn: {pump}, {ticker}]
     3: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk";
        "you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: {mettle}, {nerve},
         {spunk}]
     4: 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" [syn: {center}, {centre}, {middle}, {eye}]
     5: 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" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core},
         {center}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness},
         {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
     6: an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a
        change of heart" [syn: {spirit}]
     7: 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"
     8: a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a
        five-pound beef heart will serve six"
     9: a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the
        affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart" [syn:
         {affection}, {affectionateness}, {fondness}, {tenderness},
         {warmheartedness}]
     10: a playing card in the major suit of hearts; "he led the
         queen of hearts"
Source: WordNet® 2.0