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ccentre, ceentree, cemtre, cenntre, centr, centrre, centtre, entre, kentre

Centre — synonyms, definition

1. centre (a) Brit, Cdn

15 synonyms
central equidistant halfway inner intermediary intermediate internal intervening mean medial median mid middle middlemost midway

2. centre (Noun) Brit, Cdn

69 synonyms
average axis base camp center center field center of attention centerfield centre field centre of attention club clubhouse contents core crux dressing essence eye filling focal point • • •
19 definitions

centre (Noun) — A low-lying region in central France.

centre (Noun) — An area that is approximately central within some larger region. ex. "it is in the centre of town"

centre (Noun) — The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher. ex. "he hit the ball to deep centre"

centre (Noun) — A building dedicated to a particular activity. ex. "they were raising money to build a new centre for research"

centre (Noun) — A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure.

centre (Noun) — The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. ex. "the centre of the prosecutor's argument"

centre (Noun) — The object upon which interest and attention focuses. ex. "his stories made him the centre of the party"

centre (Noun) — A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process. ex. "in most people the speech centre is in the left hemisphere"

centre (Noun) — (military) the middle of a military or naval formation. ex. "they had to reinforce the centre"

centre (Noun) — (basketball) the person who plays centre on a basketball team.

centre (Noun) — (football) the person who plays centre on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback. ex. "the centre fumbled the handoff"

centre (Noun) — A place where some particular activity is concentrated. ex. "they received messages from several centres"

centre (Noun) — Politically moderate persons; centrists.

centre (Noun) — (ice hockey) the person who plays centre on a hockey team.

centre (Noun) — The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering.

centre (Noun) — Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace. ex. "a good centre should have a movie house" ex. "a good shopping centre should have a movie house"

centre (Noun) — The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game.

centre (Noun) — (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play. ex. "it is a centre's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"

centre (Noun) — A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game.

37 types of
French region area basketball player basketeer building cager class cognitive content confection content country edifice formation hockey player hoopster ice-hockey player lineman mental object mercantile establishment neural structure • • •
86 types
Bill Russell Broca's area Broca's center Broca's centre Broca's convolution Broca's gyrus City of London Russell Wernicke's area Wernicke's center Wernicke's centre William Felton Russell auditory center auditory centre bare bones bight bowels bull bull's eye burn center • • •
5 parts
centrist food court middle of the roader moderate moderationist
11 parts of
France French Republic basketball team choccy chocolate candy chocolate sweet eleven five football team hockey team outfield

3. centre (Verb) Brit, Cdn

26 synonyms
attract center on centralise centralize centre on combine concentrate concentrate on consolidate contract convene converge emphasise emphasize focus focus on intensify join localise localize • • •
3 definitions

centre (Verb) — Centre upon. ex. "Her entire attention centred on her children"

centre (Verb) — Direct one's attention on something.

centre (Verb) — Move into the centre. ex. "That vase in the picture is not centred"

14 types of
bear on cerebrate cogitate come to concern displace have to do with move pertain refer relate think touch touch on
13 types
absorb engross engulf hear immerse listen plunge recall soak up steep take heed think zoom in

4. centre (Adjective) Brit, Cdn

2 definitions

centre (Adjective) — Equally distant from the extremes.

centre (Adjective) — Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually.