heart urchin
- n sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell
hearst
- n United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)
heart
- n the locus of feelings and intuitions
in your heart you know it is true - n the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
he stood still, his heart thumping wildly - n the courage to carry on
you haven't got the heart for baseball - n an area that is approximately central within some larger region
they ran forward into the heart of the struggle - n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the heart and soul of the Republican Party - n an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
he had a change of heart - n a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
he drew a heart and called it a valentine - n a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
a five-pound beef heart will serve six - n a positive feeling of liking
the child won everyone's heart - n a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
he led the queen of hearts
hearts were trumps
heart-leaf
- n wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
- n evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
heart-lung machine
- n a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body
heart block
- n recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
heart cherry
- n any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits
- n large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh
heart failure
- n inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
heart line
- n a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature