Core and Prime

Core

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

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Prime and core are semantically related in fundamental topic. In some cases you can use "Prime" instead the word "Core" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: cored, coring

Prime noun - A state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement.

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Core and prime are semantically related in fundamental topic. Sometimes you can use "Core" instead the word "Prime" as an adjective or a noun.

Nearby Words: primary, prim, primed, primal

human	human core	human prime
old	old core	old prime
original	original core	original prime
friendly	friendly core	friendly prime
Other adjectives: entire, real, evil, ancient, experimental, titular, last.

In Transformers: War for Cybertron, Optimus Prime goes to the core of Cybertron and ends up talking with a being in the core.

Source: I Knew It
All Your Powers Combined: The eponymous Metroid Prime has the ability to switch between using its own variations of Samus Aran's own weapons; Like Samus' Power Suit, its core is protected by a heavily armored carapace with only a small "visor" as its weakspot.

Source: Video Game / Metroid Prime
The gigantic war golem Mogenar in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption has four Phazon cores (in various locations) shielded by red energy orbs; the player must blast through the shielding and then deliver a strike at the core with their Hyper Beam.

Source: Shielded Core Boss

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