Unscramble hearts

Definition of hearts

noun:

• a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades. Synonyms: Black Maria.
• the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true", "her story would melt your bosom". Synonyms: bosom, heart.
• 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". Synonyms: heart, pump, ticker.
• the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk", "you haven't got the heart for baseball". Synonyms: heart, mettle, nerve, spunk.
• 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". Synonyms: center, centre, eye, heart, middle.
• 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". Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum.
• an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart". Synonyms: heart, spirit.
• 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". Synonyms: heart.
• a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six". Synonyms: heart.
• 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". Synonyms: affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness.
• 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". Synonyms: heart.

Related words

attachment, haecceity, hub, hypostasis, midfield, midstream, protectiveness, quiddity, quintessence, regard, respect, seat, stuff.

Words nearby

heart, hearth, hearty.

Rhymes with

arts, darts, parts.