# cores

Pronunciation: US say "KORZ" /kɔɹz/; UK say "KAWZ" /kɔːz/

## Noun

1. Plural of core. — plural of core
   - Simple: Plural of core. Use this form when you mean more than one core.
   - _The reactor's two cores were shut down for routine maintenance._
   - _Engineers stressed the processor's individual cores under a heavy workload._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of core. — third-person singular simple present indicative of core
   - Simple: Third-person singular present tense of core. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The machine cores hundreds of apples an hour at the cannery._
   - _She always cores the pears before poaching them in spiced wine._

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