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| Main Entry: | |
| 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
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| 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, polestar, shopping center, social center, station, town, trading center |
| 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, main idea, mass, meat and potatoes, meat*, middle, midpoint, midst, nitty gritty, nub, nucleus, origin, pith, pivot, purport, quick, root, significance, staple, substance, thrust, upshot |
| Antonyms: | covering, exterior, exteriority, outside, perimeter, surface |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forefront/foreground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
| Synonyms: | beginning, center, cutting-edge, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading-edge, limelight, on the line, spearhead*, state-of-the-art, vanguard |
| Antonyms: | back, background, rear, unimportance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | highlight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | memorable part |
| Synonyms: | best part, climax, feature, focal point, focus, high point, high spot, main feature, peak |
| 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: | matter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subject, thesis |
| Synonyms: | argument, context, focus, head, interest, motif, motive, point, purport, resolution, sense, subject matter, substance, text, theme, topic |
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