Centre (n.)

  1. a low-lying region in central France

    [ Syn: centre ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: center , middle , heart , eye ]

  3. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

    [ Syn: center , midpoint ]

  4. a place where some particular activity is concentrated; they received messages from several centers

    [ Syn: center ]

  5. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

    [ Syn: center ]

  6. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the gist of the prosecutors argument; the heart and soul of the Republican Party; the nub of the story

    [ Syn: kernel , substance , core , center , essence , gist , heart , heart and soul , inwardness , marrow , meat , nub , pith , sum , nitty-gritty ]

  7. the object upon which interest and attention focuses; his stories made him the center of the party

    [ Syn: center , center of attention , centre of attention ]

  8. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere

    [ Syn: center , nerve center , nerve centre ]

  9. a building dedicated to a particular activity; they were raising money to build a new center for research

    [ Syn: center ]

    centre (v.)

  1. move into the center; That vase in the picture is not centered

    [ Syn: center ]

  2. direct ones attention on something; Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

    [ Syn: concentrate , focus , center , pore , rivet ]

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