Core and Shaft

Core

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

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

Nearby Words: cored, coring

Shaft noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.

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Core and shaft are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Core" instead a noun "Shaft".

Nearby Word: shafting

old	old core	old shaft
complete	complete core	complete shaft
original	original core	original shaft
single	single core	single shaft
Other adjectives: small, strong, entire, hollow, massive, large, evil, little, accessible, unstable, new, hidden, titular, smaller, central, vulnerable.

This pissed off the warlord, who threw him down a reactor core ventilation shaft.

Source: Invincible Hero
After Juliet survives being dragged into a 50-foot-deep shaft and hit by several huge chunks of metal, she makes a hydrogen bomb go off by hitting its core eight times.

Source: Dying Moment Of Awesome / Live-Action TV
In R-Type 2 (also known as Super R-Type on the SNES) the player's R9 Arrowhead destroys the Bydo Core and then escapes the exploding base by flying through a narrow shaft.

Source: Outrun the Fireball

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