Core
Core noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Usage example: a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate
Nearby Words: cored, coring
Side
Side noun - A place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- When Corrin chooses to side with one set against the others they become a heroic group of five core members instead.
Source: Elite Four -
He got split into his core, his childhood self, his feminine side, and unfortunately, his evil side in order to handwave why he stayed a crook.
Source: Literal Split Personality -
Core's light armor doesn't have a chance against Arm light armor, and Arm heavy tanks can't hope to win against a similar number of Core superheavy ones - which the Arm side lacks.
Source: Separate, but Identical
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Side and Core. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/core/side
Core & Side. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/core/side>.
Side or Core. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/core/side.
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