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centre

Dictionary definition · Centre

noun

  1. a low-lying region in central France
  2. an area that is approximately central within some larger region"it is in the center of town"
  3. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
  4. a place where some particular activity is concentrated"they received messages from several centers"
  5. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
  6. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
  7. the object upon which interest and attention focuses"his stories made him the center of the party"

verb

  1. move into the center"That vase in the picture is not centered"
  2. direct one's attention on something"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
  3. center upon"Her entire attention centered on her children"

adjective

  1. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
  2. equally distant from the extremes

Similar words

Centre-Val de Loirecentereyeheartmiddlehalfwaymidwaymidpointconcentratefocus

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).