one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods | a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it |
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs | the courage to carry on |
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid | an inclination or tendency of a certain kind |
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body |
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it | the locus of feelings and intuitions |
| the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
| a positive feeling of liking |
| a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal) |
| an area that is approximately central within some larger region |
| a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines |