central
(adjective) in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; “a central position”
cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal
(adjective) serving as an essential component; “a cardinal rule”; “the central cause of the problem”; “an example that was fundamental to the argument”; “computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure”
central, telephone exchange, exchange
(noun) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
Source: WordNet® 3.1
central (comparative more central, superlative most central)
Being in the centre.
Having or containing the centre of something.
Being very important, or key to something.
Synonyms: dominant, main, principal
(anatomy) Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.
Central
A former local government region in central Scotland, created in 1975 mainly from Stirlingshire, abolished in 1996 and divided into 3 council areas: Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling (which were districts within the region).
The Central Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Central London Railway.
Source: Wiktionary
Cen"tral, a. Etym: [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center.]
Definition: Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. Central force (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.
– Center sun (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which Mädler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body.
Cen"tral, Cen*tra"le, n. Etym: [NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis.] (Anat.)
Definition: The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
