CENTRE

center, centre

(noun) a building dedicated to a particular activity; “they were raising money to build a new center for research”

center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre

(noun) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; “in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere”

center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention

(noun) the object upon which interest and attention focuses; “his stories made him the center of the party”

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

(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”

center, centre

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

center, centre

(noun) a place where some particular activity is concentrated; “they received messages from several centers”

center, centre, midpoint

(noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

center, centre, middle, heart, eye

(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”

Centre

(noun) a low-lying region in central France

concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

(verb) direct one’s attention on something; “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”

center, centre

(verb) move into the center; “That vase in the picture is not centered”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Centre

A former region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.

A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Alabama.

Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Anagrams

• Center, center, recent, tenrec

Etymology

Noun

centre (plural centres)

(British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian, New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center. There is evidence that this is an older spelling in the United States, especially in some place names.

Verb

centre (third-person singular simple present centres, present participle centreing or centring, simple past and past participle centred)

(British spelling, Canadian spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of center

Anagrams

• Center, center, recent, tenrec

Source: Wiktionary


Cen"ter, Cen"tre v. i. [imp. & p. p. Centered or Centred (; p. pr. & vb. n. Centering or Centring.]

1. To be placed in a center; to be central.

2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. Dr. H. More. Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. Dryden.

Cen"ter , Cen"tre, v. t.

1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. Milton.

2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. Thy joys are centered all in me alome. Prior.

3. (Mech.)

Definition: To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

Cen"tre, n. & v.

Definition: See Center.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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