Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
2.
Zoology.
a.
the homologous structure in other vertebrates, consisting of four chambers in mammals and birds and three chambers in reptiles and amphibians.
b.
the analogous contractile structure in invertebrate animals, as the tubular heart of the spider and earthworm.
3.
the center of the total personality, esp. with reference to intuition, feeling, or emotion: In your heart you know I'm an honest man.
4.
the center of emotion, esp. as contrasted to the head as the center of the intellect: His head told him not to fall in love, but his heart had the final say.
5.
capacity for sympathy; feeling; affection: His heart moved him to help the needy.
6.
spirit, courage, or enthusiasm: His heart sank when he walked into the room and saw their gloomy faces.
7.
the innermost or central part of anything: Notre Dame stands in the very heart of Paris.
8.
the vital or essential part; core: the heart of the matter.
9.
the breast or bosom: to clasp a person to one's heart.
10.
a person (used esp. in expressions of praise or affection): dear heart.
11.
a conventional shape with rounded sides meeting in a point at the bottom and curving inward to a cusp at the top.
12.
a red figure or pip of this shape on a playing card.
13.
a card of the suit bearing such figures.
14.
hearts,
a.
(used with a singular or plural verb) the suit so marked: Hearts is trump. Hearts are trump.
b.
(used with a singular verb) a game in which the players try to avoid taking tricks containing this suit.
15.
Botany. the core of a tree; the solid central part without sap or albumen.
16.
good condition for production, growth, etc., as of land or crops.
17.
Also called core.Ropemaking. a strand running through the center of a rope, the other strands being laid around it.
–verb (used with object)
18.
Archaic.
a.
to fix in the heart.
b.
to encourage.
—Idioms
19.
after one's own heart, in keeping with one's taste or preference: There's a man after my own heart!
20.
at heart, in reality; fundamentally; basically: At heart she is a romantic.
21.
break someone's heart, to cause someone great disappointment or sorrow, as to disappoint in love: The news that their son had been arrested broke their hearts.
22.
by heart, by memory; word-for-word: They knew the song by heart.
23.
cross one's heart, to maintain the truth of one's statement; affirm one's integrity: That's exactly what they told me, I cross my heart!
24.
do someone's heart good, to give happiness or pleasure to; delight: It does my heart good to see you again.
25.
eat one's heart out, to have sorrow or longing dominate one's emotions; grieve inconsolably: The children are eating their hearts out over their lost dog.
26.
from the bottom of one's heart, with complete sincerity. Also, from one's heart, from the heart.
27.
have a heart, to be compassionate or merciful: Please have a heart and give her another chance.
28.
have at heart, to have as an object, aim, or desire: to have another's best interests at heart.
29.
have one's heart in one's mouth, to be very anxious or fearful: He wanted to do the courageous thing, but his heart was in his mouth.
30.
have one's heart in the right place, to be fundamentally kind, generous, or well-intentioned: The old gentleman may have a stern manner, but his heart is in the right place.
31.
heart and soul, enthusiastically; fervently; completely: They entered heart and soul into the spirit of the holiday.
32.
in one's heart of hearts, in one's private thoughts or feelings; deep within one: He knew, in his heart of hearts, that the news would be bad.
33.
lose one's heart to, to fall in love with: He lost his heart to the prima ballerina.
34.
near one's heart, of great interest or concern to one: It is a cause that is very near his heart. Also, close to one's heart.
35.
not have the heart, to lack the necessary courage or callousness to do something: No one had the heart to tell him he was through as an actor.
36.
set one's heart against, to be unalterably opposed to: She had set her heart against selling the statue. Also, have one's heart set against.
37.
set one's heart at rest, to dismiss one's anxieties: She couldn't set her heart at rest until she knew he had returned safely.
38.
set one's heart on, to wish for intensely; determine on: She has set her heart on going to Europe after graduation. Also, have one's heart set on.
39.
take heart, to regain one's courage; become heartened: Her son's death was a great blow, but she eventually took heart, convinced that God had willed it.
40.
take or lay to heart,
a.
to think seriously about; concern oneself with: He took to heart his father's advice.
b.
to be deeply affected by; grieve over: She was prone to take criticism too much to heart.
41.
to one's heart's content, until one is satisfied; as much or as long as one wishes: The children played in the snow to their heart's content.
42.
wear one's heart on one's sleeve,
a.
to make one's intimate feelings or personal affairs known to all: She was not the kind who would wear her heart on her sleeve.
b.
to be liable to fall in love; fall in love easily: How lovely to be young and wear our hearts on our sleeves!
43.
with all one's heart,
a.
with earnestness or zeal.
b.
with willingness; cordially: She welcomed the visitors with all her heart.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME herte, OE heorte; c. D hart, G Herz, ON hjarta, Goth hairtō; akin to L cor (see cordial, courage), Gk kardía (see cardio-)]
The chambered muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system.
A similarly functioning structure in invertebrates.
The vital center and source of one's being, emotions, and sensibilities.
The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs: an appeal from the heart; a subject dear to her heart.
The seat of the intellect or imagination: the worst atrocities the human heart could devise.
Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character: a man after my own heart.
One's prevailing mood or current inclination: We were light of heart.
Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems to have no heart.
Love; affection: The child won my heart.
Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and retreated.
The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away without food.
The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district. See Synonyms at center.
The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.
A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
A playing card with this figure.
hearts(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.
The area that is the approximate location of the heart in the body; the breast.
The vital center and source of one's being, emotions, and sensibilities.
The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs: an appeal from the heart; a subject dear to her heart.
The seat of the intellect or imagination: the worst atrocities the human heart could devise.
Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character: a man after my own heart.
One's prevailing mood or current inclination: We were light of heart.
Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems to have no heart.
Love; affection: The child won my heart.
Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and retreated.
The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away without food.
The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district. See Synonyms at center.
The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.
A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
A playing card with this figure.
hearts(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.
Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character: a man after my own heart.
One's prevailing mood or current inclination: We were light of heart.
Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems to have no heart.
Love; affection: The child won my heart.
Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and retreated.
The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away without food.
The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district. See Synonyms at center.
The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.
A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
A playing card with this figure.
hearts(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.
Capacity for sympathy or generosity; compassion: a leader who seems to have no heart.
Love; affection: The child won my heart.
Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and retreated.
The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away without food.
The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district. See Synonyms at center.
The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.
A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
A playing card with this figure.
hearts(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.
Courage; resolution; fortitude: The soldiers lost heart and retreated.
The firmness of will or the callousness required to carry out an unpleasant task or responsibility: hadn't the heart to send them away without food.
The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district. See Synonyms at center.
The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.
A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
A playing card with this figure.
hearts(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.
A person esteemed or admired as lovable, loyal, or courageous: a dear heart.
The central or innermost physical part of a place or region: the heart of the financial district. See Synonyms at center.
The core of a plant, fruit, or vegetable: hearts of palm.
A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
A playing card with this figure.
hearts(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.
The most important or essential part: get to the heart of the matter.
A conventional two-lobed representation of the heart, usually colored red or pink.
Games
A red, heart-shaped figure on certain playing cards.
A playing card with this figure.
hearts(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
A card game in which the object is either to avoid hearts when taking tricks or to take all the hearts.
tr.v.
heart·ed, heart·ing, heartsArchaic
To encourage; hearten.
[Middle English hert, from Old English heorte; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
O.E. heorte, from P.Gmc. *khertan- (cf. O.S. herta, O.N. hjarta, Du. hart, O.H.G. herza, Ger. Herz, Goth. hairto), from PIE *kerd- "heart" (cf. Gk. kardia, L. cor, O.Ir. cride, Welsh craidd, Hittite kir, Lith. širdis, Rus. serdce "heart," Breton kreiz "middle," O.C.S. sreda "middle"). Spelling with -ea- is c.1500, by analogy of pronunciation with stream, heat, etc., but remained when pronunciation shifted. Most of the figurative senses were present in O.E., including "intellect, memory," now only in by heart.Hearty is c.1380; heart-rending is from 1687. Heartache was in O.E. in the sense of a physical pain, 1602 in sense of "anguish of mind;" heartburn is c.1250. Broken-hearted is attested from 1526. Heart-strings (1483) was originally literal, in old anatomy theory "the tendons and nerves that brace the heart." Heartless (c.1330) originally was used with a meaning "dejected;" sense of "callous, cruel" is not certainly attested before Shelley used it so in 1816. Heartland first recorded 1904 in geo-political writings of H.J. MacKinder.
the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
2.
the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
3.
the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
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]
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]
6.
an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"
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"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" [syn: affection]
10.
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it; "he led the queen of hearts"; "hearts were trumps"
the organ which pumps blood through the body Example: How fast does a person's heart beat?; (also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist
Arabic:
قَلْب
Chinese (Simplified):
心脏
Chinese (Traditional):
心臟
Czech:
srdce; srdeční; na srdce
Danish:
hjerte; hjerte-
Dutch:
hart
Estonian:
süda
Finnish:
sydän
French:
coeur
German:
das Herz; Herz-…
Greek:
καρδιά
Hungarian:
szív
Icelandic:
hjarta
Indonesian:
jantung
Italian:
cuore
Japanese:
心臓
Korean:
심장
Latvian:
sirds; sirds-
Lithuanian:
širdis
Norwegian:
hjerte
Polish:
serce
Portuguese (Brazil):
coração
Portuguese (Portugal):
coração
Romanian:
inimă
Russian:
сердце
Slovak:
srdce; srdcový; na srdce
Slovenian:
srce
Spanish:
corazón
Swedish:
hjärta; hjärt-
Turkish:
kalp
heart2[haːt]noun
the central part Example: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.
Arabic:
مَرْكِز، قَلْب المَكان
Chinese (Simplified):
中心
Chinese (Traditional):
中心
Czech:
srdce; jádro; střed
Danish:
i hjertet; midt i; kerne
Dutch:
hart, kern
Estonian:
süda, tuum
Finnish:
keskus, ydin
French:
coeur
German:
die Mitte
Greek:
καρδιά, κέντρο
Hungarian:
vmi kellős közepe, vminek a szíve
Icelandic:
hjarta, miðja
Indonesian:
pusat
Italian:
cuore, centro
Japanese:
まん中
Korean:
중심부
Latvian:
lietas būtība
Lithuanian:
centras, šerdis
Norwegian:
hjerte, midte, sentrum
Polish:
centrum, serce
Portuguese (Brazil):
âmago
Portuguese (Portugal):
centro
Romanian:
mijloc, miez
Russian:
середина; сердцевина; суть
Slovak:
stred; jadro
Slovenian:
središče, jedro
Spanish:
corazón; centro; meollo
Swedish:
hjärta, centrum, mitt, kärna
Turkish:
merkez
heart3[haːt]noun
the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise Example: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).
Arabic:
رَحْمَه، قَلْب، شُعور
Chinese (Simplified):
心肠
Chinese (Traditional):
心腸
Czech:
srdce
Danish:
hjerte
Dutch:
hart
Estonian:
süda
Finnish:
sydän
French:
coeur
German:
das Herz
Greek:
καρδιά
Hungarian:
szív
Icelandic:
mannlegar tilfinningar
Indonesian:
hati
Italian:
cuore
Japanese:
心
Korean:
마음
Latvian:
sirds; dvēsele
Lithuanian:
širdis
Norwegian:
hjerte
Polish:
serce, dusza
Portuguese (Brazil):
coração
Portuguese (Portugal):
coração
Romanian:
suflet
Russian:
сердце; душа
Slovak:
srdce
Slovenian:
srce
Spanish:
corazón
Swedish:
hjärta
Turkish:
kalp, vicdan
heart4[haːt]noun
courage and enthusiasm Example: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.
Arabic:
شَجاعَه وحَماس
Chinese (Simplified):
勇气
Chinese (Traditional):
勇氣
Czech:
odvaha, statečnost
Danish:
mod
Dutch:
hart (voor de zaak)
Estonian:
julgus
Finnish:
rohkeus
French:
courage
German:
der Eifer, der Mut
Greek:
ηθικό, κουράγιο
Hungarian:
bátorság
Icelandic:
kjarkur; barráttuþrek
Indonesian:
keberanian
Italian:
coraggio
Japanese:
勇気
Korean:
용기, 열의
Latvian:
drosme; drošsirdība
Lithuanian:
ryžtas
Norwegian:
mot
Polish:
odwaga, duch
Portuguese (Brazil):
coragem
Portuguese (Portugal):
coragem
Romanian:
curaj
Russian:
мужество;дух
Slovak:
srdce
Slovenian:
srčnost
Spanish:
valor; (lose heart= descorazonarse)
Swedish:
mod
Turkish:
cesaret
heart5[haːt]noun
a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped
Arabic:
لَهُ شَكْل القَلْب
Chinese (Simplified):
心形的东西
Chinese (Traditional):
心形的東西
Czech:
srdíčko; (ve tvaru) srdce
Danish:
hjerte; hjerte-
Dutch:
hart
Estonian:
süda
Finnish:
sydän
French:
(de) coeur
German:
das Herz
Greek:
σχήμα καρδιάς
Hungarian:
szív
Icelandic:
hjarta
Indonesian:
bentuk hati
Italian:
cuore
Japanese:
ハート形
Korean:
심장 모양, 하트형
Latvian:
sirsniņa
Lithuanian:
širdelė
Norwegian:
hjerte
Polish:
serduszko
Portuguese (Portugal):
coração
Romanian:
inimioară
Russian:
сердечко
Slovak:
srdiečko; (v tvare) srdca
Slovenian:
srce
Spanish:
corazón, en forma de corazón
Swedish:
hjärta
Turkish:
kalp (şekli)
heart6[haːt]noun
one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them
The hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the body of a vertebrate animal by contracting and relaxing. In humans and other mammals, it has four chambers, consisting of two atria and two ventricles. The right side of the heart collects blood with low oxygen levels from the veins and pumps it to the lungs. The left side receives blood with high oxygen levels from the lungs and pumps it into the aorta, which carries it to the arteries of the body. The heart in other vertebrates functions similarly but often has fewer chambers.
A similar but simpler organ in invertebrate animals.
The chambered, muscular organ in vertebrates that pumps blood received from the veins into the arteries, thereby maintaining
the flow of blood through the entire circulatory system.
A similarly functioning structure in invertebrates.
Main Entry: heart Pronunciation: 'härt Function: noun 1: a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as
a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood and that in the human adult is about five inches (13 centimeters) long and three and one half inches (9 centimeters) broad, is of conical form, is
placed obliquely in the chest with the broad end upward and to the right and the apex opposite the interval between the cartilages of the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side, is enclosed in a serous
pericardium, and consists as in other mammals and in birds of four chambers divided into an upper pair of rather thin-walled atria which receive blood from the veins and a lower pair of thick-walled
ventricles into which the blood is forced and which in turn pump it into the arteries 2: a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart
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Ac*cord"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accorded; p. pr. & vb. n. According.] [OE. acorden, accorden, OF. acorder, F. accorder, fr. LL. accordare; L. ad + cor, cordis, heart. Cf. Concord, Discord, and see Heart.]1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by to. [R.] Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice. --Sidney. 2. To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to accord suits or controversies. When they were accorded from the fray. --Spenser. All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be accorded but by a competent stock of critical learning. --South. 3. To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as, to accord to one due praise. "According his desire." --Spenser.
Au"ri*cle\, n. [L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See Ear.]1. (Anat.) (a) The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head. (b) The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An angular or ear-shaped lobe. 3. An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet. --Mansfield.
Con"cord\, n. [F. concorde, L. concordia, fr. concors of the same mind, agreeing; con- + cor, cordis, heart. See Heart, and cf. Accord.]1. A state of agreement; harmony; union. Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. --Milton. 2. Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league. [Obs.] The concord made between Henry and Roderick. --Davies. 3. (Gram.) Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case. 4. (Old Law) An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant. See Fine. --Burril. 5. [Prob. influenced by chord.] (Mus.) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony.
Cor"dial\ (k?r"jal, formally k?rd"yal; 106, 277), a. [LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See Heart.]1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.] A rib with cordial spirits warm. --Milton. 2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate. He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored. --Milton. 3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits. Behold this cordial julep here That flames and dances in his crystal bounds. --Milton. Syn: Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate; cheering; invigorating. See Hearty.
Core\, n. [OF. cor, coer, cuer, F. c[oe]ur, fr. L. cor heart. See Heart.]1. The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince. A fever at the core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. --Byron. 2. The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a square. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject. 4. (Founding) The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern. 5. A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 6. (Anat.) The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals. Core box (Founding), a box or mold, usually divisible, in which cores are molded. Core print (Founding), a projecting piece on a pattern which forms, in the mold, an impression for holding in place or steadying a core.
Cour"age\ (k?r"?j;48), n. [OE. corage heart, mind, will, courage, OF. corage, F. courage, fr. a LL. derivative of L. cor heart. See Heart.]1. The heart; spirit; temper; disposition. [Obs.] So priketh hem nature in here corages. --Chaucer. My lord, cheer up your spirits; our foes are nigh, and this soft courage makes your followers faint. --Shak. 2. Heart; inclination; desire; will. [Obs.] --Chaucer. I'd such a courage to do him good. --Shak. 3. That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution. The king-becoming graces . . . Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have no relish of them. --Shak. Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it. --Addison. Syn: Heroism; bravery; intrepidity; valor; gallantry; daring; firmness; hardihood; boldness; dauntlessness; resolution. Usage: See Heroism. -- Courage, Bravery, Fortitude, Intrepidity, Gallantry, Valor. Courage is that firmness of spirit and swell of soul which meets danger without fear. Bravery is daring and impetuous courage, like that of one who has the reward continually in view, and displays his courage in daring acts. Fortitude has often been styled "passive courage," and consist in the habit of encountering danger and enduring pain with a steadfast and unbroken spirit. Valor is courage exhibited in war, and can not be applied to single combats; it is never used figuratively. Intrepidity is firm, unshaken courage. Gallantry is adventurous courage, which courts danger with a high and cheerful spirit. A man may show courage, fortitude, or intrepidity in the common pursuits of life, as well as in war. Valor, bravery, and gallantry are displayed in the contest of arms. Valor belongs only to battle; bravery may be shown in single combat; gallantry may be manifested either in attack or defense; but in the latter ease, the defense is usually turned into an attack.
Dis"cord`\, n. [OE. discord, descord, OF. discorde, descorde, F. discorde, from L. discordia, fr. discors, -cordis, discordant, disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart; cf. F. discord, n., and OF. descorder, discorder, F. discorder, to discord, L. discordare, from discors. See Heart, and cf. Discord, v. i.]1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes. A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. --Prov. vi. 19. Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in all parts of the empire. --Burke. 2. (Mus.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord. For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds m???ing. --Bacon. Apple of discord. See under Apple. Syn: Variance; difference; opposition; contrariety; clashing; dissension; contention; strife; disagreement; dissonance.
Heart\, n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha['i]rt?, Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. ?, ? ????. Cf. Accord, Discord, Cordial, 4th Core, Courage.]1. (Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. Why does my blood thus muster to my heart! --Shak. Note: In adult mammals and birds, the heart is four-chambered, the right auricle and ventricle being completely separated from the left auricle and ventricle; and the blood flows from the systematic veins to the right auricle, thence to the right ventricle, from which it is forced to the lungs, then returned to the left auricle, thence passes to the left ventricle, from which it is driven into the systematic arteries. See Illust. under Aorta. In fishes there are but one auricle and one ventricle, the blood being pumped from the ventricle through the gills to the system, and thence returned to the auricle. In most amphibians and reptiles, the separation of the auricles is partial or complete, and in reptiles the ventricles also are separated more or less completely. The so-called lymph hearts, found in many amphibians, reptiles, and birds, are contractile sacs, which pump the lymph into the veins. 2. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart. Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain. --Emerson. 3. The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc. Exploits done in the heart of France. --Shak. Peace subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation. --Wordsworth. 4. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit. Eve, recovering heart, replied. --Milton. The expelled nations take heart, and when they fly from one country invade another. --Sir W. Temple. 5. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad. That the spent earth may gather heart again. --Dryden. 6. That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart. 7. One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps. 8. Vital part; secret meaning; real intention. And then show you the heart of my message. --Shak. 9. A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address. "I speak to thee, my heart." --Shak. Note: Heart is used in many compounds, the most of which need no special explanation; as, heart-appalling, heart-breaking, heart-cheering, heart-chilled, heart-expanding, heart-free, heart-hardened, heart-heavy, heart-purifying, heart-searching, heart-sickening, heart-sinking, heart-stirring, heart-touching, heart-wearing, heart-whole, heart-wounding, heart-wringing, etc. After one's own heart, conforming with one's inmost approval and desire; as, a friend after my own heart. The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart. --1 Sam. xiii. 14. At heart, in the inmost character or disposition; at bottom; really; as, he is at heart a good man. By heart, in the closest or most thorough manner; as, to know or learn by heart. "Composing songs, for fools to get by heart" (that is, to commit to memory, or to learn thoroughly). --Pope. For my heart, for my life; if my life were at stake. [Obs.] "I could not get him for my heart to do it." --Shak. Heart bond (Masonry), a bond in which no header stone stretches across the wall, but two headers meet in the middle, and their joint is covered by another stone laid header fashion. --Knight. Heart and hand, with enthusiastic co["o]peration. Heart hardness, hardness of heart; callousness of feeling; moral insensibility. --Shak. Heart heaviness, depression of spirits. --Shak. Heart point (Her.), the fess point. See Escutcheon. Heart rising, a rising of the heart, as in opposition. Heart shell (Zo["o]l.), any marine, bivalve shell of the genus Cardium and allied genera, having a heart-shaped shell; esp., the European Isocardia cor; -- called also heart cockle. Heart sickness, extreme depression of spirits. Heart and soul, with the utmost earnestness. Heart urchin (Zo["o]l.), any heartshaped, spatangoid sea urchin. See Spatangoid. Heart wheel, a form of cam, shaped like a heart. See Cam. In good heart, in good courage; in good hope. Out of heart, discouraged. Poor heart, an exclamation of pity. To break the heart of. (a) To bring to despair or hopeless grief; to cause to be utterly cast down by sorrow. (b) To bring almost to completion; to finish very nearly; -- said of anything undertaken; as, he has broken the heart of the task. To find in the heart, to be willing or disposed. "I could find in my heart to ask your pardon." --Sir P. Sidney. To have at heart, to desire (anything) earnestly. To have in the heart, to purpose; to design or intend to do. To have the heart in the mouth, to be much frightened. To lose heart, to become discouraged. To lose one's heart, to fall in love. To set the heart at rest, to put one's self at ease. To set the heart upon, to fix the desires on; to long for earnestly; to be very fond of. To take heart of grace, to take courage. To take to heart, to grieve over. To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve, to expose one's feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive. With all one's whole heart, very earnestly; fully; completely; devotedly.
Heart"en\, v. t. [From Heart.]1. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden. Hearten those that fight in your defense. --Shak. 2. To restore fertility or strength to, as to land.
Learn\, v. i. To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. --Matt. xi. 29. To learn by heart. See By heart, under Heart. To learn by rote, to memorize by repetition without exercise of the understanding.
Lymph\, n. [L. lympha: cf. F. lymphe.]1. A spring of water; hence, water, or a pure, transparent liquid like water. A fountain bubbled up, whose lymph serene Nothing of earthly mixture might distain. --Trench. 2. (Anat.) An alkaline colorless fluid, contained in the lymphatic vessels, coagulable like blood, but free from red blood corpuscles. It is absorbed from the various tissues and organs of the body, and is finally discharged by the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts into the great veins near the heart. 3. (Med.) A fibrinous material exuded from the blood vessels in inflammation. In the process of healing it is either absorbed, or is converted into connective tissue binding the inflamed surfaces together. Lymph corpuscles (Anat.), finely granular nucleated cells, identical with the colorless blood corpuscles, present in the lymph and chyle. Lymph duct (Anat.), a lymphatic. Lymph heart. See Note under Heart, n., 1.
Pulse\, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake, ? to shake. Cf. Appeal, Compel, Impel, Push.]1. (Physiol.) The beating or throbbing of the heart or blood vessels, especially of the arteries. Note: In an artery the pulse is due to the expansion and contraction of the elastic walls of the artery by the action of the heart upon the column of blood in the arterial system. On the commencement of the diastole of the ventricle, the semilunar valves are closed, and the aorta recoils by its elasticity so as to force part of its contents into the vessels farther onwards. These, in turn, as they already contain a certain quantity of blood, expand, recover by an elastic recoil, and transmit the movement with diminished intensity. Thus a series of movements, gradually diminishing in intensity, pass along the arterial system (see the Note under Heart). For the sake of convenience, the radial artery at the wrist is generally chosen to detect the precise character of the pulse. The pulse rate varies with age, position, sex, stature, physical and psychical influences, etc. 2. Any measured or regular beat; any short, quick motion, regularly repeated, as of a medium in the transmission of light, sound, etc.; oscillation; vibration; pulsation; impulse; beat; movement. The measured pulse of racing oars. --Tennyson. When the ear receives any simple sound, it is struck by a single pulse of the air, which makes the eardrum and the other membranous parts vibrate according to the nature and species of the stroke. --Burke. Pulse glass, an instrument consisting to a glass tube with terminal bulbs, and containing ether or alcohol, which the heat of the hand causes to boil; -- so called from the pulsating motion of the liquid when thus warmed. Pulse wave (Physiol.), the wave of increased pressure started by the ventricular systole, radiating from the semilunar valves over the arterial system, and gradually disappearing in the smaller branches. the pulse wave travels over the arterial system at the rate of about 29.5 feet in a second. --H. N. Martin. To feel one's pulse. (a) To ascertain, by the sense of feeling, the condition of the arterial pulse. (b) Hence, to sound one's opinion; to try to discover one's mind.
Re*cord"\ (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recorded; p. pr. & vb. n. Recording.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind, F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- + cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See Cordial, Heart.]1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate. [Obs.] "I it you record." --Chaucer. 2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.] They longed to see the day, to hear the lark Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest. --Fairfax. 3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record historical events. Those things that are recorded of him . . . are written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i. 42. To record a deed, mortgage, lease, etc., to have a copy of the same entered in the records of the office designated by law, for the information of the public.
Take\, v. t. [imp. Took; p. p. Takend; p. pr. & vb. n. Taking.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.]1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey. Hence, specifically: (a) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like. This man was taken of the Jews. --Acts xxiii. 27. Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take; Not that themselves are wise, but others weak. --Pope. They that come abroad after these showers are commonly taken with sickness. --Bacon. There he blasts the tree and takes the cattle And makes milch kine yield blood. --Shak. (b) To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm. Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. --Prov. vi. 25. Cleombroutus was so taken with this prospect, that he had no patience. --Wake. I know not why, but there was a something in those half-seen features, -- a charm in the very shadow that hung over their imagined beauty, -- which took me more than all the outshining loveliness of her companions. --Moore. (c) To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right. Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. --1 Sam. xiv. 42. The violence of storming is the course which God is forced to take for the destroying . . . of sinners. --Hammond. (d) To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat. This man always takes time . . . before he passes his judgments. --I. Watts. (e) To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person. Beauty alone could beauty take so right. --Dryden. (f) To draw; to deduce; to derive. [R.] The firm belief of a future judgment is the most forcible motive to a good life, because taken from this consideration of the most lasting happiness and misery. --Tillotson. (g) To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say. (h) To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church. (i) To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery. He took me certain gold, I wot it well. --Chaucer. (k) To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four. 2. In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept. Specifically: (a) To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit. Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer. --Num. xxxv. 31. Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore. --1 Tim. v. 10. (b) To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine. (c) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence. (d) To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man. (e) To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies. You take me right. --Bacon. Charity, taken in its largest extent, is nothing else but the science love of God and our neighbor. --Wake. [He] took that for virtue and affection which was nothing but vice in a disguise. --South. You'd doubt his sex, and take him for a girl. --Tate. (f) To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; -- used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape. I take thee at thy word. --Rowe. Yet thy moist clay is pliant to command; . . . Not take the mold. --Dryden. To be taken aback, To take advantage of, To take air, etc. See under Aback, Advantage, etc. To take aim, to direct the eye or weapon; to aim. To take along, to carry,
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