| noun | a low-lying region in central France |
| noun | an area that is approximately central within some larger region “it is in the center of town” |
| noun | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| noun | a place where some particular activity is concentrated “they received messages from several centers” |
| noun | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering |
| noun | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience “the gist of the prosecutor's argument” |
| noun | the object upon which interest and attention focuses “his stories made him the center of the party” |
| noun | a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process “in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere” |
| noun | a building dedicated to a particular activity “they were raising money to build a new center for research” |
| verb | move into the center “That vase in the picture is not centered” |
| verb | direct one's attention on something “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies” |
| central | adjective | in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area |
| centric | adjective | having or situated at or near a center |
| centrical | adjective | having or situated at or near a center |
| middle | verb | put in the middle |
| center | adjective | equally distant from the extremes |
| center | verb | move into the center |
| centre | verb | move into the center |
| essential | adjective | of the greatest importance |
| meaty | adjective | being on topic and prompting thought |
| pithy | adjective | concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen |
| summate | verb | form or constitute a cumulative effect |
| center | noun | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| centre | noun | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| concentration | noun | complete attention; intense mental effort |
| focus | noun | the concentration of attention or energy on something |
| focussing | noun | the concentration of attention or energy on something |
| focusing | noun | the concentration of attention or energy on something |
| centering | noun | the concentration of attention or energy on something |