Definition of Centre

Noun

• a building dedicated to a particular activity
  "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
  center
• a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
  "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
  center - nerve center - nerve centre
• the object upon which interest and attention focuses
  "his stories made him the center of the party"
  center - center of attention - centre of attention
• 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"
  kernel substance core center essence gist heart - heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum - nitty gritty
• the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
  center
• a place where some particular activity is concentrated
  "they received messages from several centers"
  center
• a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
  center midpoint
• 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"
  center middle heart eye
• a low-lying region in central France
  

Verb

• direct one's attention on something
  "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
  concentrate focus center pore rivet
• move into the center
  "That vase in the picture is not centered"
  center

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