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heartache
  • n  intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
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heartbeat
  • n  the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
  • n  a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
  • n  an animating or vital unifying force
    New York is the commercial heartbeat of America
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heartbreak
  • n  intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
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heartbreaker
  • n  a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships
  • n  a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
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heartburn
  • n  a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
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heartburning
  • n  intense resentment
    his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals
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hearth
  • n  an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
    he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it
    the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires
  • n  home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
    driven from hearth and home
  • n  an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
    they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire
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hearth money
  • n  an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
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heartiness
  • n  active strength of body or mind
  • n  the quality of hearty sincerity
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heartland
  • n  the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture
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