centre
1. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
middle (for: middle), central (for: center), centric (for: center), centrical (for: center)
• Hypernyms:
area, country
• Hyponyms:
center stage, centre stage, city center, city centre, central city,
storm center, storm centre, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center,
midfield, seat, midstream
• Instance Hyponyms:
City of London, the City
2. a building dedicated to a particular activity
- they were raising money to build a new center for research
• Syn:
center
• Hypernyms:
building, edifice
• Hyponyms:
burn center, call center, call centre, community center, civic center,
conference center, conference house, control center, research center, research facility, service club,
settlement house, student center
3. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
• Syn:
center, midpoint
• Derivationally related forms:
center (for: center), central (for: center), centric (for: center), centrical (for: center)
• Hypernyms:
point
• Hyponyms:
bight, center of curvature, centre of curvature, bowels, bull's eye,
bull, center of gravity, centre of gravity, center of mass, centre of mass, core,
navel, navel point, nombril, nucleus
4. 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
• Syn:
kernel, substance, core, center, essence,
gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat,
nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
• Derivationally related forms:
summate (for: sum), pithy (for: pith), meaty (for: meat), essential (for: essence), central (for: center)
• Hypernyms:
content, cognitive content, mental object
• Hyponyms:
bare bones, hypostasis, quiddity, haecceity, quintessence, stuff
5. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
central (for: center), center (for: center)
• Hypernyms:
object
• Hyponyms:
conversation piece, crosshairs, cynosure, eye-catcher
6. 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
• Hypernyms:
neural structure
• Hyponyms:
auditory center, rhinencephalon, olfactory brain, Broca's area, Broca's center,
Broca's gyrus, Broca's convolution, convolution of Broca, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center, superior colliculus,
inferior colliculus, respiratory center
7. a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- they received messages from several centers
• Syn:
center
• Hypernyms:
place, property
• Hyponyms:
nerve center, nerve centre, capital
8. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
• Syn:
center
• Hypernyms:
sweet, confection
• Substance Holonyms:
chocolate candy
1. direct one's attention on something
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
• Syn:
concentrate, focus, center, pore, rivet
• Derivationally related forms:
center (for: center), centering (for: center), focus (for: focus), focussing (for: focus), focusing (for: focus), concentration (for: concentrate)
• Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
• Hyponyms:
steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross,
absorb, soak up, recall, think, zoom in, listen,
hear, take heed
• Verb Group:
rivet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s on something
- Somebody ----s (for: concentrate)
2. move into the center
- That vase in the picture is not centered
• Syn:
center
• See Also:
center on (for: center)
• Derivationally related forms:
center (for: center)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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