centre

noun

  1. 1

    a building dedicated to a particular activity

    they were raising money to build a new center for research

  2. 2

    a low-lying region in central France

    they were raising money to build a new center for research

  3. 3

    a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

    in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere

  4. 4

    the object upon which interest and attention focuses

    his stories made him the center of the party

  5. 5

    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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    a place where some particular activity is concentrated

    they received messages from several centers

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

    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

verb

  1. 1

    direct one's attention on something

    Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

  2. 2

    move into the center

    That vase in the picture is not centered

Synonyms

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