nerve center

nerve center

noun

Definition of NERVE CENTER

1

: center 2c

2

: a source of leadership, organization, control, or energy <the financial nerve center of the nation>

Examples of NERVE CENTER

1. the economic nerve center of a nation
2. <Wall Street's undisputed status as the nerve center for the world of high finance.>

First Known Use of NERVE CENTER

1868

Related to NERVE CENTER

Synonyms: axis, base, capital, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, 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

[+]more[-]hide

Rhymes with NERVE CENTER

cementer, concenter, consenter, dissenter, fermenter, fomenter, frequenter, incenter, indenter, inventor, precentor, presenter, preventer, rack-renter, reenter, repenter, subcenter, tormentor