A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is wound.
A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
The set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.
A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
An atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e., an atom, except for its valence electrons).
A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
The portion of a mold that creates an internal cavity within a casting or that makes a hole in or through a casting.
Used to designate the main and most diverse monophyletic group within a clade or taxonomic group.
The anatomical core, muscles which bridge abdomen and thorax.
An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).
The central part of a protein's structure, consisting mostly of hydrophobic amino acids.
A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
The central fissile portion of a fission weapon.
The center or inner part of a space or area.
The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
The inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
A miner's underground working time or shift.
The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.
To cut or drill through the core of (something).
To remove the core of an apple or other fruit.
To extract a sample with a drill.
Forming the most important or essential part.
A tattered or worthless piece of clothing; a rag.
A blow or stroke from something thrown.
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
The fur or hair of a living animal.
The skin of an animal (especially a goat or sheep) with the hair or wool removed, often in preparation for tanning.
Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.
A beating or falling down of hailstones, rain, or snow in a shower.
An act of moving quickly; a rush.
Anything in a ragged and worthless state; rubbish, trash.
Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.
Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.
To repeatedly beat or hit (someone or something).
To remove the skin from (an animal); to skin.
To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.
Of a number of small objects (such as raindrops), or the sun's rays: to beat down or fall on (someone or something) in a shower.
To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
Chiefly followed by from: to remove (the skin) from an animal.
To bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
To assail (someone) with harsh words in speech or writing; to abuse, to insult.