centre meaning and definition

CENTRE noun

Definition of Centre (noun)

1. a low-lying region in central France
2. 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"
   • synonyms: center, eye, heart, middle
3. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
   • synonyms: center, midpoint
4. a place where some particular activity is concentrated
   • "they received messages from several centers"
   • synonyms: center
5. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
   • synonyms: center
6. 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"
   • synonyms: center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
7. the object upon which interest and attention focuses
   • "his stories made him the center of the party"
   • synonyms: center, center of attention, centre of attention
8. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
   • "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
   • synonyms: center, nerve center, nerve centre
9. a building dedicated to a particular activity
   • "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
   • synonyms: center

CENTRE verb

Definition of centre (verb)

1. move into the center
   • "That vase in the picture is not centered"
   • synonyms: center
2. direct one's attention on something
   • "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
   • synonyms: center, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet