| 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 |
| 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: | 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: | headquarters |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of operations |
Synonyms: |
HQ, base, base of operations, central station, command post, company headquaters, high command, main office, nerve center |
| 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: | mecca |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center, goal |
Synonyms: |
aim, capital, destination, focal point, focus, heart, hub, nerve center, objective, purpose |
| 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: | center |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
average, straight, abstemious, adiaphorous, axial, azygous, central, centrical, centripetal, commonplace, concentric, entad, equatorial, equidistant, focal, fulcrate, geocentric, homocentric, intermediate, mean, medial, mediate, mediterranean, mesial, mesne, mesothetic, mid, middle, middle-class, middlemost, middling, midmost, neutral, paracentral, phallocentric, tapsell, umbilical, vorticiform, vortiginous
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| Concept: | [Place of meeting.] Focus. |
| Category: | 3. COLLECTIVE ORDER |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
focus; point of convergence; corradiation; center; gathering place, resort, haunt, retreat; venue; rendezvous; rallying point, headquarters, home, club; depot (store); trysting place; place of meeting, place of resort, place of assignation; point de reunion; issue.
-verbs
bring to a point, bring to a focus, bring to an issue.
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