| Sounds | seh'nter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A low-lying region in central France. | |
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| Instance of | French region | A geographical subdivision of France |
| Part of | France, French Republic | A republic in western Europe |
| Spanish | Centre, Centro | |
| Catalan | Centre | |
| Meaning | A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. | |
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| Synonyms | center, midpoint | |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Canada | a nation in northern North America | |
| Narrower | bight | The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) |
| bowels | The center of the Earth | |
| bull's eye, bull | The center of a target | |
| center of curvature, centre of curvature | The center of the circle of curvature | |
| center of gravity, centre of gravity | The point within something at which gravity can be considered to act | |
| center of mass, centre of mass | point representing the mean position of the matter in a body | |
| core | The center of an object | |
| core | The central part of the Earth | |
| navel, navel point | The center point or middle of something | |
| nombril | The center point on a shield | |
| nucleus | The positively charged dense center of an atom | |
| nucleus | (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet | |
| Broader | point | The precise location of something |
| Spanish | centro, medio, mitad, punto medio | |
| Catalan | centre, mig, punt mitjà | |
| Verbs | centre | move into the center |
| Meaning | A place where some particular activity is concentrated. | |
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| Synonym | center | |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Canada | a nation in northern North America | |
| Narrower | capital | A center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product / product |
| nerve center, nerve centre | A center that provides information and control | |
| Broader | place, property | Any area set aside for a particular purpose |
| Meaning | The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering. | |
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| Synonym | center | |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Canada | a nation in northern North America | |
| Broader | sweet, confection | A food rich in sugar |
| Substance of | chocolate candy | candy made with chocolate |
| Meaning | The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. | |
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| Synonyms | kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty | |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Canada | a nation in northern North America | |
| Narrower | bare bones | (plural) the most basic facts or elements |
| hypostasis | (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality | |
| quiddity, haecceity | The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | |
| quintessence | The purest and most concentrated essence of something | |
| stuff | A critically important or characteristic component | |
| Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
| Spanish | centro, corazón, enjundia, esencia, médula, meollo, núcleo, quid, sustancia | |
| Catalan | bessó, centre, cor, essència, nucli, quid, substància | |
| Meaning | The object upon which interest and attention focuses. | |
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| Synonyms | center, center of attention, centre of attention | |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Canada | a nation in northern North America | |
| Narrower | conversation piece | Something interesting that stimulates / stimulates conversation |
| crosshairs | A center of interest | |
| cynosure | Something that strongly attracts attention and admiration | |
| eye-catcher | A striking person or thing that attracts attention | |
| Broader | object | The focus of cognitions or feelings |
| Spanish | centro de atención | |
| Catalan | centre d'atenció | |
| Meaning | Move into the center. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | center | |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Nouns | centre | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| Meaning | direct one's attention on something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s on something | |
| Synonyms | concentrate, focus, center, pore, rivet | |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Canada | a nation in northern North America | |
| Narrower | listen, hear, take heed | listen and pay attention |
| recall | Cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression | |
| steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up | Devote (oneself) fully to | |
| think | Focus one's attention on a certain state | |
| zoom in | Examine closely | |
| Broader | think, cogitate, cerebrate | Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
| Similar to | rivet | hold (someone's attention) |
| Spanish | centrar, clavar, concentrarse, concentrar, enfocar, fijar | |
| Catalan | centrar, clavar, concentrar-se en, concentrar, enfocar, estar concentrat en, fixar | |
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