| Main Entry: | axis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point around which something revolves |
Synonyms: |
arbor, axle, hinge, pivot, pole, shaft, spindle, stalk, stem, support, turning point |
| Main Entry: | axle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaft around which wheels rotate |
Synonyms: |
arbor, axis, gudgeon, mandrel, pin, pivot, pole, rod, shaft, spindle, stalk, stem, support |
| Notes: | axel is the figure-skating jump; axle is the pin or rod between two wheels |
| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | middle point |
Synonyms: |
axis, bull's-eye, centrality, centriole, centrum, core, cynosure, equidistance, essence, focal point, focus, gist, heart, hotbed, hub, inside, interior, intermediacy, kernel, mainstream*, marrow, middle of the road, midpoint, midst, nave, navel, nucleus, omphalos, pith, pivot, place, polestar, quick, radial point, root, seat |
Antonyms: |
border, boundary, edge, exterior, exteriority, margin, outside, outskirts, periphery, rim, surroundings |
| Main Entry: | hinge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pivot, turning point |
Synonyms: |
articulation, axis, ball-and-socket, butt, elbow, hook, joint, juncture, knee, link, pin, spring, swivel |
| Main Entry: | line |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | row, succession; course |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, array, axis, band, block, border, catalogue, channel, column, concatenation, crack, direction, division, drain, echelon, file, fissure, formation, furrow, groove, group, lane, length, list, magazine, mark, order, path, progression, queue, rank, ridge, road, route, row, scar, seam, sequence, series, street, string, thread, tier, track, train, trajectory, trench, way |
| Main Entry: | seat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | central location of organization |
Synonyms: |
abode, axis, capital, center, cradle, focal point, fulcrum, headquarters, heart, house, hub, location, mansion, nerve center, place, polestar, post, residence, site, situation, source, spot, station |
Antonyms: |
annex, offshoot |
| Main Entry: | stalk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stem of plant |
Synonyms: |
axis, bent, helm, pedicel, pedicle, reed, shaft, spike, spire, support, trunk, twig, upright |
| Main Entry: | stem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stalk of plant |
Synonyms: |
axis, branch, pedicel, pedicle, peduncle, petiole, shoot, stock, trunk |
Antonyms: |
root |
| Main Entry: | turning point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critical juncture |
Synonyms: |
axis, change, climacteric, climax, contingency, crisis, critical mass, critical moment, critical period, critical point, crossing, crossroads, crucial moment, crucial occurrence, crucial period, crunch, crux, culmination, cusp, decisive moment, defining moment, development, emergency, exigency, high noon, hinge, juncture, kairotic moment, moment of truth, moment of truth, nexus, pass, peak, peripeteia, pinch, pivot, pivotal moment, point of no return, race against time, rising action, shift, strait, transition, turn of the tide, twist, when push comes to shove, zero hour, zero hour |
| Main Entry: | spindle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaft |
Synonyms: |
arbor, axis, axle, lance, pivot, pole, rod, stem |
