| Main Entry: | hub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, focal point |
Synonyms: |
core, focus, heart, middle, nerve center, pivot, polestar, seat |
Antonyms: |
exterior, exteriority, outside |
| 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: | 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, polestar, shopping center, social center, station, town, trading center |
| Main Entry: | centerpiece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highlight |
Synonyms: |
best part, center of attention, climax, focal point, heart, high point, high spot, hub, keynote, main event, main feature, nucleus |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | heart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essence, central part |
Synonyms: |
basic, bosom, bottom line, center, coal and ice, core, crux, focal point, focus, gist, hub, kernel, marrow, middle, nitty-gritty, nub, nucleus, pith, polestar, quick*, quintessence, root, seat, soul |
Antonyms: |
exterior, exteriority, outside, periphery, surface |
| 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, nubbin, nut, part, piece, pith, root, substance, upshot |
| 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: |
betwixt and between, bosom, center, deep, depths, halfway, heart, hub, interior, mean, medium, midpoint, nucleus, thick |
Antonyms: |
exterior, exteriority, outside |
| Main Entry: | nerve center |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of activity |
Synonyms: |
HQ, command post, control center, core, epicenter, esoteric reality, focal point, focus, ganglion, headquarters, heart, hotbed, hub, inner reality, intrinsic reality, switchboard, vital center, vital principle |