Core and Knot

Core

Core noun - The seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions.

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Knot and core are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knot" instead a noun "Core".

Nearby Words: cored, coring

Knot noun - A number of things considered as a unit.

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Core and knot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Core" instead a noun "Knot".

Nearby Words: knotty, knotting

human	human core	human knot
good	good core	good knot
original	original core	original knot
true	true core	true knot
Other adjectives: proper, single, small, actual, large, new, central, stronger.

Lampshaded in The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge: Inskipp says they "must get a man to Cliaand to root out the problem at the core of the woodpile and cut the Gordian knot." Slippery Jim replies, "Other than being contained in a mixed and disgusting metaphor I think the idea is a suicidal one."

Source: Mixed Metaphor
Cutting the Knot: Apocalypse hurls two types of mines at you during the Boss Battle with him, a common rock mine and a rarer blue mine that does damage to his computer's core.

Source: Video Game / X-Men 2: Clone Wars

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