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Synonyms for marrow

24 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

soul heart and soul meat pith bone marrow

All synonyms

Noun

1. Meat — the essence; the best part

heart, meat, substance, pith, essence, kernel, heart and soul, soul, gist, core, spirit, medulla, quintessence, nub, guts, stuff, sum, nuts and bolts, nitty-gritty informal, center US CA, centre UK, crux, gravamen

Other

bone marrow, vegetable marrow UK

Definitions

n. 1
The essence; the best part.

Related words

Phrases: marrow squash vegetable marrow bone marrow marrow smear spinal marrow to the marrow

Forms

Plural: marrows → hearts, meats, substances, piths…

Example sentences

soul What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.
meat Tom bought some expensive meat to cook for dinner.
pith We need to discuss the pith of the matter.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
marrow		steady
soul		rising
meat		steady
pith		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: sum¹, nub¹
4 letters: soul¹, core¹, meat¹, guts¹, gist¹, crux¹, pith¹
5 letters: heart¹, stuff¹
6 letters: center², centre², spirit², kernel²
7 letters: essence², medulla³
8 letters: gravamen³
9 letters: substance²
12 letters: quintessence³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (center² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: courge
Italiano: zucca
Español: calabaza
Deutsch: Flaschenkürbis