centre — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.) middle point/part of sth

ADJ

dead, very

My office is in the dead centre of the city, so I can walk to work easily.

city, town

soft

The peach had a soft centre that was sweet and juicy when I bit into it.

PREP

at the ~ (of)

The protest movement placed environmental protection at the centre of its campaign.

in the ~ (of)

There's a beautiful park in the centre of our city where families like to spend their weekends.

PHRASES

the centre of the city, the centre of (the) town

2

(noun.) important place for sth

ADJ

important, leading, main, major, nerve

The hospital's main centre for cancer treatment attracts patients from across the country.

international, local, national, regional, world

commercial, cultural, economic, financial, industrial, trading, urban

Tokyo has become a major economic centre in Asia over the past few decades.

PREP

~ for

The city has become an important centre for technology companies and startups.

PHRASES

a centre of excellence | a centre of government/population/power 3 the centre

CENTRE + NOUN

party

ground

The new political movement is trying to capture the centre ground between the two extreme parties.

PHRASES

left/right of centre

The new government's policies are firmly right of centre on economic issues.

Definitions

noun

1

Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.

So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for wheels.

The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the peripheries.

verb

1

Alternative spelling of center.

One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co.

A contribution to a wall newspaper of which I was an editor in our sector poked fun at the never-changing menu in the school cafeteria. It centred on the various and devious methods used in serving us hamburger. One time it would be called hamburger, another time bifshtek, then cutlet, and sneakiest of all, schnitzel—the only difference among them was usually only in their shape or whether bread crumbs had been used.

name

1

A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.

2

A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Alabama.

3

Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a building dedicated to a particular activity

center

noun — a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

center

noun — the object upon which interest and attention focuses

center

noun — the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some id

noun — the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclos

center

noun — a place where some particular activity is concentrated

center

noun — a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremiti

noun — an area that is approximately central within some larger reg

verb — direct one's attention on something

verb — move into the center

center

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for whe

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The phrase 'Imperial Manila' is used throughout the archipelago to denote the capital-heavy decision-making and the imposition of the will and culture of the political and economic centre on the perip

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03

As Dodd wrote in ‘The Empty Nest,’ “To me, it was glaringly obvious that parting from a child who has been the centre of your life for twenty-odd years is a really big deal. Yet while new parents are

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04

One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co.

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A contribution to a wall newspaper of which I was an editor in our sector poked fun at the never-changing menu in the school cafeteria. It centred on the various and devious methods used in serving us

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06

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, centre is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.