center

Definition

Examples

The new shopping center will open near the central train station.

Word Family

Synonyms

• middlean area that is approximately central within some larger region
• corea small group of indispensable persons or things
• hubthe central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

Collocations

• Easy meet at downtown shopping center
  to fulfill, satisfy, or encounter regarding at downtown shopping center
• Medium contact customer service call center
  to contact customer service call center, meaning to be in or establish communication with
• Hard shifting center of gravity in negotiations
  to shifting center of gravity in negotiations, meaning to make a shift in or exchange of
• Very Hard front and center in public debate
  to front and center in public debate, meaning to be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to