Definitions:

1. a small group of indispensable persons or things noun
   • five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program
2. the center of an object noun
   • the ball has a titanium core
3. to remove the core or center from verb
   • core an apple

Synonyms:

• burden
• core group
• effect
• essence
• gist
• magnetic core
• nucleus
• substance

NearBy Words:

• coreference
• coreferent
• coreferential
• coregonidae
• coregonus
• coreid
• coreidae
• coreligionist
• corelli
• coreopsis
• corer
• corespondent