cores
nounUK /kɔːz/
US /kɔːrz/
The middle parts of fruits or the center parts of things.
She took the cores out of the apples before baking the pie.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The central parts of planets or stars.
Scientists study the cores of planets to learn what they are made of.
3. The main or most important parts of something.
Reading and math are core subjects in school.
4. The central parts of computer processors.
New computers often have multiple cores to run programs faster.