ground zero

Synonyms

axis, base, capital, center, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nucleus, 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;

Phrases

where it's at;