has particulars: center stage, centre stage, central city, city center, city centre, storm center, storm centre, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center, midfield, seat, midstream, city of london, the city

centre(n = noun.location) center, midpoint - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure; Array

has particulars: bight, center of curvature, centre of curvature, bowels, bull, bull's eye, center of gravity, centre of gravity, center of mass, centre of mass, core, navel, navel point, nombril, core, nucleus, nucleus

is a kind of point

Derived form verb centre₁

centre(n = noun.location) center - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"

is a kind of place, property

has particulars: nerve center, nerve centre, capital

centre(n = noun.food) center - the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering; Array

is a kind of confection, sweet

centre(n = noun.cognition) center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, 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"

is a kind of cognitive content, content, mental object

has particulars: bare bones, hypostasis, haecceity, quiddity, quintessence, stuff

centre(n = noun.cognition) center, center of attention, centre of attention - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"

is a kind of object

has particulars: conversation piece, crosshairs, cynosure, eye-catcher

centre(n = noun.body) center, nerve center, nerve centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

is a kind of neural structure

has particulars: auditory center, olfactory brain, rhinencephalon, broca's area, broca's center, broca's convolution, broca's gyrus, convolution of broca, wernicke's area, wernicke's center, superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, respiratory center

centre(n = noun.artifact) center - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"

is a kind of building, edifice

has particulars: burn center, call center, call centre, civic center, community center, conference center, conference house, control center, research center, research facility, service club, settlement house, student center

Verb centre has 2 senses

centre(v = verb.motion) center - move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"

is one way to displace, move

Derived form noun centre₃

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

centre(v = verb.cognition) center, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

is one way to cerebrate, cogitate, think

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s on something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

centre, v. i.

To be placed in a center; to be central. [1913 Webster]
To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. [1913 Webster]
"Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies." [1913 Webster]

"Our hopes must center in ourselves alone." [1913 Webster]

centre, v. t.

To place or fix in the center or on a central point. Milton. [1913 Webster]
To collect to a point; to concentrate. [1913 Webster]
"Thy joys are centered all in me alone." [1913 Webster]
To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. [1913 Webster]

centre, n. & v.

See Center. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

centre, n. & v. (US center)
--n.
1 the middle point, esp. of a line, circle, or sphere, equidistant from the ends or from any point on the circumference or surface.
2 a pivot or axis of rotation.
3 a a place or group of buildings forming a central point in a district, city, etc., or a main area for an activity (shopping centre; town centre). b (with preceding word) a piece or set of equipment for a number of connected functions (music centre).
4 a point of concentration or dispersion; a nucleus or source.
5 a political party or group holding moderate opinions.
6 the filling in a chocolate etc.
7 Sport a the middle player in a line or group in some field games. b a kick or hit from the side to the centre of the pitch.
8 (in a lathe etc.) a conical adjustable support for the workpiece.
9 (attrib.) of or at the centre.
--v.
1 intr. (foll. by in, on; disp. foll. by round) have as its main centre.
2 tr. place in the centre.
3 tr. mark with a centre.
4 tr. (foll. by in etc.) concentrate.
5 tr. Sport kick or hit (the ball) from the side to the centre of the pitch.

Idiom

centre-bit a boring tool with a centre point and side cutters. centre forward Sport the middle player or position in a forward line. centre half Sport the middle player or position in a half-back line. centre of attention
1 a person or thing that draws general attention.
2 Physics the point to which bodies tend by gravity. centre of gravity (or mass) the point at which the weight of a body may be considered to act.
centre-piece
1 an ornament for the middle of a table.
2 a principal item. centre spread the two facing middle pages of a newspaper etc.

Derivative

centred adj. (often in comb.). centremost adj. centric adj. centrical adj. centricity n.

Etymology

ME f. OF centre or L centrum f. Gk kentron sharp point

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