centerpiece

cen·ter·piece

noun \-ˌpēs\

Definition of CENTERPIECE

1

: an object occupying a central position; especially : an adornment in the center of a table

2

: one that is of central importance or interest in a larger whole <the centerpiece of a political agenda>

Examples of CENTERPIECE

1. <resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations>

First Known Use of CENTERPIECE

1803

Related to CENTERPIECE

Synonyms

bottom line, bull's-eye, crux, core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, sum

Related Words

course, direction, drift, tenor; body, content, substance; hypothesis, proposition, purport, subject, theme, thesis

Rhymes with CENTERPIECE

afterpiece, altarpiece, Annamese, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Beninese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Ceylonese, Chersonese, chimneypiece, Congolese, Cremonese, diocese, directrice, ex libris, expertise, Faeroese, fowling piece, frontispiece, Gabonese, Genovese, Golden Fleece, Guyanese, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Lebanese, legalese, manganese, mantelpiece, masterpiece, Nepalese, Nipponese, of a piece, Pekingese, piece by piece, Portuguese, predecease, Siamese, Sikkimese, Sinhalese, timed-release, Timorese, Tirolese, verdigris, Viennese