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1. Centre - noun

· a low-lying region in central France




2. Centre - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): center, centre, middle, heart, eye

Hypernym(s): area, country




3. Centre - noun

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

Synonym(s): center, centre, midpoint

Hypernym(s): point




4. Centre - noun

· a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"

Synonym(s): center, centre

Hypernym(s): place, property




5. Centre - noun

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

Synonym(s): center, centre

Hypernym(s): sweet, confection




6. Centre - noun

· 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"

Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object




7. Centre - noun

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

Synonym(s): center, centre, center_of_attention, centre_of_attention

Hypernym(s): object




8. Centre - noun

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

Synonym(s): center, centre, nerve_center, nerve_centre

Hypernym(s): neural_structure




9. Centre - noun

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

Synonym(s): center, centre

Hypernym(s): building, edifice




10. Centre - verb

· move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"

Synonym(s): center, centre

Hypernym(s): move, displace




11. Centre - verb

· direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Synonym(s): concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

Hypernym(s): think, cogitate, cerebrate





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