Word

centre, n.
(centres)

a building dedicated to a particular activity
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

center centre

sample sentences

"they were raising money to build a new center for research"

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

semantic pointers

hypernym

building, edifice

hyponym

burn center call center, call centre civic center, community center conference house, conference center control center research center, research facility service club settlement house student center

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

center centre nerve center nerve centre

sample sentences

"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

semantic pointers

hypernym

neural structure

hyponym

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

the object upon which interest and attention focuses
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

center center of attention centre centre of attention

sample sentences

"his stories made him the center of the party"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

central center center

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

semantic pointers

hypernym

object

hyponym

conversation piece crosshairs cynosure eye-catcher

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum

sample sentences

"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

central

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

essential

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

summate

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

meaty

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pithy

semantic pointers

hypernym

content, cognitive content, mental object

hyponym

bare bones hypostasis quiddity, haecceity quintessence stuff

the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
<noun.food>

center centre

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

semantic pointers

hypernym

sweet, confection

substance holonym

chocolate candy

a place where some particular activity is concentrated
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

center centre

sample sentences

"they received messages from several centers"

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

semantic pointers

hypernym

place, property

hyponym

nerve center, nerve centre capital

a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

center centre midpoint

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

central center centrical centric center

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

centre

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

semantic pointers

hyponym

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 core nucleus nucleus

hypernym

point

an area that is approximately central within some larger region
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 71 freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5

center centre eye heart middle

sample sentences

"it is in the center of town"
"they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"
"they were in the eye of the storm"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

central centrical centric

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

middle

lexical pointers

domain of synset (region)

Canada Britain

semantic pointers

hypernym

area, country

hyponym

center stage, centre stage central city, city center, city centre storm center, storm centre financial center hub inner city medical center midfield seat midstream

instance hyponym

City of London, the City