central

Definition

  • noun: a place where an activity takes place or a group meets
  • noun: a telephone exchange or operator
  • adjective: in the middle of something
  • adjective: containing or constituting a 'center'
  • synonyms: middle, focal, nuclear

Examples

  • The physics professor looks like he's right 'out of central casting': his white hair is disheveled, his suit rumpled, and he looks a little lost.

  • The resort is party 'central' for college students on spring break. [=college students on spring break have many parties at the resort]

  • The country is in 'central' Africa. [=the area that is in the middle of Africa]

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