core vs meaning

meaning vs core

core and meaning both are nouns.

core is not an adjective while meaning is an adjective.

core is a verb but meaning is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
core	Yes	No	Yes	No
meaning	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, meaning is a hypernym of core; that is, meaning is a word with a broader meaning than core:

core: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
meaning: the message that is intended or expressed or signified

Other hypernyms of core include import, significance, signification.

core (noun)	meaning (noun)
a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil	the idea that is intended
the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a small group of indispensable persons or things
the center of an object
the central part of the Earth
a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

core (adjective)	meaning (adjective)
	rich in significance or implication

core (verb)	meaning (verb)
remove the core or center from

Difference between core and meaning

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