centre

UK (US center)

/ˈsentər/ noun

Definition

MIDDLE [C] › the middle point or part of something: She stood in the centre of the room. Cars are not allowed in the town centre.

PLACE [C] › a place or a building used for a particular activity: a health/advice centre a centre for the homeless

BUSINESS [C] › a place where a lot of a particular activity or business takes place: an industrial centre

POLITICAL [no plural] (also the centre) › a political position with opinions that are not extreme: His political views are left of centre.

be the centre of attention › to receive more attention than anyone or anything else → See also community centre → See also garden centre → See also shopping centre

(Definition of centre noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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