noun
- A low-lying region in central France.
- An area that is approximately central within some larger region.
- usage: "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 point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure.
- A place where some particular activity is concentrated.
- usage: "they received messages from several centers"
- synonyms: center
- The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering.
- synonyms: center
- The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
- usage: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
- synonyms: kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
- The object upon which interest and attention focuses.
- usage: "his stories made him the center of the party"
- synonyms: center, center of attention, centre of attention
- A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process.
- usage: "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
- synonyms: center, nerve center, nerve centre
- A building dedicated to a particular activity.
- usage: "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
- synonyms: center
verb
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