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centre

Nouns

• (n) a low-lying region in central France
• (n) an area that is approximately central within some larger region
  • it is in the center of town
  • they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
  • they were in the eye of the storm
  center, middle, eye, heart,
• (n) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure midpoint, center,
• (n) a place where some particular activity is concentrated
  • they received messages from several centers
  center,
• (n) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering center,
• (n) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  • the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  • the nub of the story
  essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, substance, kernel, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow,
• (n) the object upon which interest and attention focuses
  • his stories made him the center of the party
  center of attention, centre of attention, center,
• (n) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
  • in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
  nerve center, nerve centre, center,
• (n) a building dedicated to a particular activity
  • they were raising money to build a new center for research
  center,

Verbs

• (v) move into the center
  • That vase in the picture is not centered
  center,
• (v) direct one's attention on something
  • Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
  focus, pore, rivet, center, concentrate,

Synonyms

center middle eye heart focus pore rivet concentrate midpoint essence heart and soul inwardness nitty-gritty gist pith substance kernel meat nub core sum marrow center of attention centre of attention nerve center nerve centre

See also

center center on concentrate on focus on revolve about revolve around

Words of close approximity