Centre
Noun:
- A point or place that is equally distant from all sides, ends, or surfaces of something; the middle: The central point of a circle, sphere, or geometric figure.
- A place or building used for a particular activity or purpose: A building or complex dedicated to a specific function, such as research, commerce, or community activities.
- The most important point, part, or person in an area of interest, activity, or attention: The focus of attention or the principal element in a situation.
- A political position or party that is neither left-wing nor right-wing: A moderate political group or stance.
Verb:
- To place or be placed in the middle: To position something at the centre.
- To have or cause to have something as a principal focus or theme: To concentrate on or be concentrated around a central point or idea.
Noun:
- The town hall is located in the centre of the city.
- She works at a medical research centre.
- The new policy was the centre of a heated debate.
- The political party's policies appeal to voters in the centre.
Verb:
- Please centre the text on the page.
- The discussion centred on the issue of climate change.
"to be at the centre of": to be the main focus or cause of something.
- He found himself at the centre of a major scandal.
"centre around/on/upon": to have something as a major focus or theme.
- The novel centres around a family mystery.
"centre stage": the central and most important position.
- The issue of funding took centre stage at the meeting.
Central (adj): Situated in the centre; most important.
- The bank has a central location.
Centrist (n/adj): A person with moderate political views; holding such views.
- He is a centrist who seeks compromise.
Centred (adj, past participle): Placed in the centre; emotionally stable and focused.
- She felt calm and centred after meditation.
Centrepiece (n): An item or issue intended to be a focus of attention.
- The treaty was the centrepiece of the diplomatic talks.
- Middle: The point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends.
- Core: The central or most important part.
- Hub: The effective centre of an activity, region, or network.
- Focus: The centre of interest or activity.
Centre on/upon: To have as a central point, subject, or theme.
- The investigation centred on the manager's actions.
Centre out (less common): To single out for attention, often negative.
- He felt centred out for criticism.
The centre cannot hold: A situation is descending into chaos or disorder. (From W.B. Yeats' poem "The Second Coming").
- With leadership failing, it seemed the centre could not hold.
Centre of attention: The person or thing that everyone is noticing or talking about.
- The birthday girl was the centre of attention.
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- they were raising money to build a new center for research
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- his stories made him the center of the party
- 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
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- they received messages from several centers
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- 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
- a low-lying region in central France
- direct one's attention on something
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
- move into the center
- That vase in the picture is not centered