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How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: center, middle, centre
Within this category: center stage, city center, City of London, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center, midfield, midstream, seat, storm center
How to sign: 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";
Categories: internal organ, viscus
Within this category: athlete's heart, biauriculate heart
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, kernel, substance, meat, nub, core, sum, center, marrow
Categories: cognitive content, content, mental object
Within this category: bare bones, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff
How to sign: a positive feeling of liking
"he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart";
Similiar / Same: affection, affectionateness, fondness, warmheartedness, tenderness
Categories: feeling
Within this category: attachment, protectiveness, regard, soft spot
