I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ hollow
▪
Each fibre/fiber has a hollow ~.
▪ dense , solid , strong
▪ copper , iron , etc.
▪ reactor
▪
nuclear reactor ~s
▪ central , essential , inner , innermost , very
▪
This is seen as the central ~ of the government's policy.
▪
A new spirit welled up from the very ~ of the nation.
▪ outer
▪ common
▪
a common ~ of shared understanding
▪ hard
▪
A hard ~ of supporters gathered to see the star arrive.
▪
hard-core party members
▪ emotional
▪
the emotional ~ of her music
VERB + CORE
▪ form , make up
▪
These ideas formed the ~ of his philosophy.
▪ surround
▪ get to
▪
We want to get to the ~ of the problem.
PREPOSITION
▪ at sth's ~
▪
At the ~ of our convictions is belief in individual liberty.
▪ to the ~
▪
She was shaken to the ~ by the news.
▪
He's a politician to the ~ (= in all his attitudes, beliefs and actions) .
PHRASES
▪ the earth's ~
▪
heat from the earth's ~
II.
verb
Core is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ apple
III.
adj.
Core is used with these nouns: ↑ audience , ↑ belief , ↑ business , ↑ collection , ↑ competence , ↑ component , ↑ concept , ↑ constituency , ↑ curriculum , ↑ discipline , ↑ element , ↑ funding , ↑ ideology , ↑ message , ↑ philosophy , ↑ principle , ↑ requirement , ↑ strength , ↑ subject , ↑ supporter , ↑ technology , ↑ worker