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| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | central |
| Synonyms: | average, between, center, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream, mean, medial, median, medium, middle of the road*, betwixt and between, centermost, mezzo, middlemost, midmost, smack in the middle, straddling the fence |
| Antonyms: | border, extreme, outer, outside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center |
| Synonyms: | core, deep, focus, halfway, heart, inside, marrow, mean, media, midst, thick, waist, halfway point, midpoint, midriff, midsection |
| Antonyms: | border, margin, outside |
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in the middle; midway, halfway; midships, amidships, in medias res.
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| Main Entry: | abdomen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the stomach and area directly below in an animate being |
| Synonyms: | bay window*, belly, bowels, corporation, gut*, guts, intestines, middle, paunch, pot*, potbelly*, spare tire*, tummy, viscera, breadbasket, midriff, midsection, venter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | normal, typical amount |
| Synonyms: | mean, median, medium, middle, norm, par, rule, standard, usual, midpoint |
| Antonyms: | abnormality, exception, extreme, unusual |
| Main Entry: | central |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main, principal; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | basic, cardinal, center, chief, dominant, equidistant, essential, focal, foremost, fundamental, important, inmost, inner, interior, intermediate, key, leading, master, mean, median, mid, middle, outstanding, overriding, paramount, pivotal, predominant, primary, prime, radical, ruling, salient, significant, axial, centric, centroidal, middlemost, midmost, midway, nuclear, omphalic, umbilical |
| Antonyms: | exterior, minor, outside, peripheral, secondary |
| Main Entry: | core |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, gist |
| Synonyms: | amount, base, basis, body, bottom line, bulk, burden, consequence, corpus, crux, essence, focus, foundation, heart, import, importance, kernel, mass, meat*, meat and potatoes*, middle, midst, nub, nucleus, origin, pith, pivot, purport, quick, root, significance, staple, substance, thrust, upshot, main idea, midpoint, nitty gritty |
| Antonyms: | covering, exterior, outside, perimeter, surface, exteriority |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the sea |
| Synonyms: | Davy Jones's locker, Poseidon's realm, blue*, brine, briny*, drink*, main, middle, ocean, the high seas |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | average |
| Synonyms: | balance, center, compromise, happy medium, median, middle, norm, par, middle course, midpoint |
| Notes: | the median is the halfway point, dividing a series of numbers in half - while a mean is the average of the sum of the series |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
| Main Entry: | medium |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | midway, average |
| Synonyms: | common, commonplace, fair, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediocre, middle, middling, moderate, neutral, normal, ordinary, par, passable, popular, run-of-the-mill*, so-so*, standard, tolerable, fairish |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pivotal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
| Synonyms: | cardinal, central, critical, crucial, decisive, determining, essential, focal, middle, momentous, overriding, principal, ruling, vital, climactic, overruling |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | insides |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interior |
| Synonyms: | belly, bowels, center, contents, entrails, guts*, heart, innards*, middle, soul, viscera, components, inner parts, internal organs, recesses, womb, workings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intervening |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intermediary |
| Synonyms: | intermediate, middle, interceding, sandwiched |
| Main Entry: | medial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | median |
| Synonyms: | average, between, center, central, halfway, innermost, intermediate, mean, middle, midway |
| Main Entry: | mid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intervening |
| Synonyms: | central, halfway, intermediate, medial, middle |
| Main Entry: | waist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part of the torso between the ribs and hips |
| Synonyms: | gut, middle, abdoment, midriff, midsection, waistline |
| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | numerical mean |
| Synonyms: | intermediate, median, medium, middle |
| 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
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | average |
| Synonyms: | common, conventional, halfway, intermediate, medial, median, mediocre, medium, middle, middling, normal, popular, standard, traditional |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
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