Synonyms for nucleus
ˈnu kli əs, ˈnyu-; -kliˌaɪnu·cle·us

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1. nucleus

   Synonyms:
   core, central part, center, kernel

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1. nucleus, cell nucleus, karyonnoun

   a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

   Synonyms:
   core group, lens nucleus, core, karyon, cell nucleus

2. nucleusnoun

   the positively charged dense center of an atom

   Synonyms:
   core group, lens nucleus, core, karyon, cell nucleus

3. core, nucleus, core groupnoun

   a small group of indispensable persons or things

   "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, meat, core group, sum, inwardness, gist, heart and soul, lens nucleus, effect, substance, nub, center, burden, centre, kernel, magnetic core, essence, core, heart, karyon, marrow, pith, cell nucleus

4. nucleusnoun

   (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

   Synonyms:
   core group, lens nucleus, core, karyon, cell nucleus

5. nucleusnoun

   any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord

   Synonyms:
   core group, lens nucleus, core, karyon, cell nucleus

6. lens nucleus, nucleusnoun

   the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

   Synonyms:
   lens nucleus, core, core group, karyon, cell nucleus

Matched Categories

1. • Atom
   • Center
   • Comet
   • Neural Structure
   • Set
   • Structure

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1. nucleusnoun

   Synonyms:
   kernel, core, centre

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1. nucleusnoun

   Synonyms:
   kernel, core, heart, center

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1. List of paraphrases for "nucleus":

   core, nuclei, kernel, heart, nuclide

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1. Minnesota Twins:

   We have a group of young players here in Minnesota, a nucleus of young guys that were really coming into their own in a lot of ways, i think some of those guys were ready to take the next step in their career offensively, and a couple of those guys were doing that at the same time. We also complemented them with some quality, veteran players.

2. Viola Davis:

   [ Actors ] are in the business of creating human beings, of finding out what makes you tick -- the psychological pathology, pathology is the study of tumors. Acting is a study of' What is your tumor ? What is that nucleus ?' And in order to do that, I felt like if I took that wig off... what it's going to force the writer to do is write the woman.

3. William James Durant:

   The family is the nucleus of civilization.

4. Joss Bland-Hawthorn:

   This can only be done radiatively from the monster at the galaxys nucleus.

5. Robert Collier:

   Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.