· a low-lying region in central France
Synonym(s): Centre
· 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, middle, heart, eye
· a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Hypernym(s): point
· a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
Synonym(s): center
· the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Synonym(s): center
Hypernym(s): sweet, confection
· 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, essence, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object
· the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
Synonym(s): center, center_of_attention, centre_of_attention
Hypernym(s): object
· a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
Synonym(s): center, nerve_center, nerve_centre
Hypernym(s): neural_structure
· a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
Synonym(s): center
Hypernym(s): building, edifice
· move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"
Synonym(s): center
· direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Synonym(s): concentrate, focus, center, pore, rivet
Hypernym(s): think, cogitate, cerebrate