center vs centre

Definitions

noun

1. mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
2. the object upon which interest and attention focuses
3. the middle of a military or naval formation
4. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
5. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

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verb

1. direct one's attention on something
2. center upon
3. move into the center

adjective

1. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
2. equally distant from the extremes

Examples

Then there are the ruins of Dura-Europos, a Parthian caravan center founded in 300 B.C., halfway between Syria and Mesopotamia and known as the "Pompeii of the East.

When your bulbs arrive, or you buy them from the garden center, gather everyone together, hand out garden tools and start digging.

Gone was the prim nodus; instead her long hair was parted in the center and allowed to fall loose under a veil, in a deliberate echo of the statuary poses of classical goddesses.

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Definitions

noun

1. the object upon which interest and attention focuses
2. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
3. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
4. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
5. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

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verb

1. direct one's attention on something
2. move into the center

Examples

Last night, a steady stream of people arrived at the evacuation centre in Brisbane's showground, only a few minutes' drive from the swollen river.

In the centre of the pond was an island; and on the island was a little summerhouse like a miniature pagoda.

For verrucae and warts place a drop of neat Tea Tree Essential Oil in the centre and cover with a plaster once a day, this procedure can take a couple of weeks before you will see the results.

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