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