central

²central

noun

Definition of CENTRAL

1

: a telephone exchange or operator

2

: a central office or bureau usually controlling others <weather central>

3

: a center or hub for a specified activity or group <her house is party central> <the family room becomes kid central>

Examples of CENTRAL

1. Our family room becomes kid central on weekends.
2. <a health club that has become dating central for singles in the area>

First Known Use of CENTRAL

1889

Related to CENTRAL

Synonyms: axis, base, capital, center, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seat

Related Words: headquarters; happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland; kernel, nub, pith; deep, thick; essence, quintessence, soul; attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet, polestar

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