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| Main Entry: | hub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, focal point |
| Synonyms: | core, focus, heart, middle, nerve center*, pivot, seat, polestar |
| Antonyms: | exterior, outside, exteriority |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | centerpiece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highlight |
| Synonyms: | climax, focal point, heart, hub, keynote, nucleus, best part, center of attention, high point, high spot, main event, main feature |
| Main Entry: | focus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of attraction |
| Synonyms: | bull's eye, center, core, cynosure, focal point, headquarters*, heart, hub, limelight*, locus, meeting place, nerve center*, point of convergence, polestar, seat, spotlight, target |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kernel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seed, essence |
| Synonyms: | atom, bit, center, core, crux, fruit, germ, gist, grain, heart, hub, keynote, marrow, matter, meat, morsel, nub, nut, part, piece, pith, root, substance, upshot, nubbin |
| Notes: | a kernel is the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain, while a colonel is a commissioned military rank |
| Main Entry: | mecca |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, goal |
| Synonyms: | aim, capital, destination, focal point, focus, heart, hub, nerve center, objective, purpose |
| Main Entry: | midst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | middle, core |
| Synonyms: | bosom, center, deep, halfway, heart, hub, interior, mean, medium, nucleus, thick, betwixt and between, depths, midpoint |
| Antonyms: | exterior, outside, exteriority |
| Main Entry: | nerve center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of activity |
| Synonyms: | command post, core, focal point, focus, headquarters, heart, hub, HQ, control center, epicenter, esoteric reality, ganglion, hotbed, inner reality, intrinsic reality, switchboard, vital center, vital principle |
| Main Entry: | nucleus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | core; basis for something's |
| Synonyms: | center, crux, embryo, focus, foundation, germ, heart, hub, kernel, matter, nub, pivot, premise, principle, seed, spark, beginning bud |
| Antonyms: | exterior, outside, exteriority |
| Main Entry: | pivot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center point about which something |
| Synonyms: | axle, center, focal point, heart, hinge, hub, shaft, spindle, swivel, turning point, fulcrum, kingpin, revolves axis |
| Antonyms: | exterior, outside, exteriority |
| Main Entry: | Boston |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | capital of Massachusetts |
| Synonyms: | Athens of America, Beantown, Cradle of Modern America, Hub of the Universe, Puritan City, the City of Kind Hearts, the Cradle of Liberty, the Hub, the Walking City |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers |
| Synonyms: | capital, city, club, concourse, crossroads, focal point, focus, heart, hub, mall, market, marketplace, mart, meeting place, metropolis, nerve center, plaza, shopping center, station, town, polestar, social center, trading center |
| Main Entry: | seat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | central location of organization |
| Synonyms: | abode, axis, capital, center, cradle, focal point, headquarters, heart, house, hub, location, mansion, nerve center, place, post, residence, site, situation, source, spot, station, fulcrum, polestar |
| Antonyms: | annex, offshoot |
| Main Entry: | crossroad, crossroads |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a place of convergence |
| Synonyms: | center, crossing, hub, intersection, junction |
| Main Entry: | heart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essence, central part |
| Synonyms: | basic, bosom, bottom line*, center, core, crux, focal point, focus, gist, hub, kernel, marrow, middle, nitty-gritty*, nub, nucleus, pith, quick*, quintessence, root, seat, soul, coal and ice, polestar |
| Antonyms: | exterior, outside, periphery, surface, exteriority |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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