Heart and Root

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Heart noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

Usage example: avoided any small talk and got right to the heart of the matter

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Root is a synonym for heart in essence topic. In some cases you can use "Root" instead a noun "Heart", when it comes to topics like start, be.

Nearby Words: hearty, heartless, hearten, heartily, hear

Root noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Usage example: an implicit trust in the wisdom of the people is the root of democracy

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Heart is a synonym for root in essence topic. You can use "Heart" instead a noun "Root", if it concerns topics such as core, base, start, source.

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

female	female heart	female root
full	full heart	full root
complete	complete heart	complete root
true	true heart	true root
Other adjectives: small, actual, real, large, blue, broken, last, giant, red.

Controversially the root, heart, and soul of the hip-hop fan division appears to also have subtle shades of Classism in addition to regionalism.

Source: Broken Base / Music
It's really hard to root against villains who not only say things like this, but actually mean them: Haven: I love you, children of the atom, with all my heart.

Source: Characters / X Men Rogues Gallery A To L
Protagonist-Centered Morality: To quote Richard Roeper: We're supposed to root for Danny, and we're told he has a big heart, but this is a guy who's been lying to women for 25 years.

Source: Film / Just Go With It

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