heart

n

1.Sl. ticker, organ of circulation; bosom, breast.

2. inner feeling, feelings, soul, spirit, Sl. gut; sentiment, feeling, emotion; sensibility, responsiveness, passion; nature, disposition, temperament.

3. sympathy, fellow feeling, understanding, compassion, pathos, commiseration, concern; beneficence, kindness, goodness, graciousness; humanitarianism, humaneness, humanity, love; magnanimity, good will, brotherly love.

4. courage, bravery, valor, stout-heartedness; intrepidity, fearlessness, dauntlessness, awelessness, boldness; mettle, pluck, spirit, backbone, gumption, nerve, Sl. guts.

5. core, center, nucleus, germ, kernel, seed, nut; marrow, pith, gist, substance, essence, sum and substance, essential part, quintessence, heart of the matter, Inf. nub, Inf. nitty-gritty; keystone, essential, Latin, sine qua non. crux.

6. after one’s own heart

much to be desired, desirable, worth having; who fits the bill.

7. at heart

in reality, truly, really, fundamentally, basically; intrinsically, innately.

8. break [s.o.’s] heart

cause [s.o.] pain, make [s.o.'s] heart bleed; jilt, two-time, give [s.o.] the gate.

9. by heart

by memory, by rote; word for word.

10. cross one’s heart

swear to goodness, hope to die; promise, vow, pledge.

11. do one’s heart good

delight, excite, gladden, cheer; please, satisfy, gratify, fulfill.

12. eat one’s heart out

grieve, sorrow, mourn, pine, agonize, ache.

13. from the bottom of one’s heart

sincerely, heartily, heart and soul, with all one's heart.

14. have a change of heart

change one's mind, change one's song or tune; give in, relent, come round, forgive and forget.

15. have a heart

be kind, be considerate, be sympathetic, be compassionate, be merciful, be lenient.

16. have one’s heart set on

want, want in the worst way, be willing to do anything for, be bent upon, long for, wish for.

17. heart and soul

a. heartily, cordially, wholeheartedly, from the bottom of one's heart; willingly, gladly, eagerly, with open arms.b. thoroughly, through and through, root and branch, head and shoulders, from the ground up.

18. lose one’s heart to

fall in love with, fall head over heels in love with, fall for, take to, cotton to, take a liking or fancy to.

19. set one’s heart against

oppose, go against, resist.

20. take heart

cheer up, brighten up, perk up; snap out of it, come out of it; regain one's courage, become heartened.

21. take or lay to heart

a. consider seriously, think over.b. take the wrong way, take personally, take offense.

22. to one’s heart’s content

as long or as much as one pleases, until one has had enough.

23. with one’s heart in one’s mouth

fearfully, apprehensively, with fear and trembling, with bated breath.