eng: centre - UWN/MENTA

eng: centre

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Meaning
means	(noun) 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" middle, centre, center, eye, heart
means	(noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure center, centre, midpoint
means	(noun) a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" center, centre
means	(noun) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering centre, center
means	(noun) 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" substance, gist, sum, heart, center, nitty-gritty, centre, kernel, core, meat, nub, pith, heart and soul, essence, marrow, inwardness
means	(noun) the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" center, center of attention, centre of attention, centre
means	(noun) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" centre, nerve center, center, nerve centre
means	(noun) a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" center, centre
means	(verb) move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" center, centre
means	(verb) direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" rivet, focus, center, pore, centre, concentrate
means	e/Centre (geometry)
means	e/Centre (hockey)

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