Definition of centre - Rhyme Finder

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Noun

a low-lying region in central France

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"

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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

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"

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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

Verb

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

Verb

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

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More General Terms

area building cerebrate cogitate cognitive content confection content country displace edifice mental object move neural structure object place point property sweet think

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More Specific Terms

absorb auditory center bare bones bight bowels Broca''s area Broca''s center Broca''s convolution Broca''s gyrus bull bull''s eye burn center call center call centre capital center of curvature center of gravity center of mass center stage central city centre of curvature centre of gravity centre of mass centre stage city center city centre civic center community center conference center conference house control center conversation piece convolution of Broca core crosshairs cynosure engross engulf eye-catcher financial center haecceity hear hub hypostasis immerse inferior colliculus inner city listen medical center midfield midstream navel navel point nerve center nerve centre nombril nucleus olfactory brain plunge quiddity quintessence recall research center research facility respiratory center rhinencephalon seat service club settlement house soak up steep storm center storm centre student center stuff superior colliculus take heed think Wernicke''s area Wernicke''s center zoom in

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