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centrepiece

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-t̬ɚ-/
    • /ˈsen.tə.piːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-t̬ɚ-/

Definitions of centrepiece word

  • countable noun centrepiece The centrepiece of something is the best or most interesting part of it. 3
  • countable noun centrepiece A centrepiece is an ornament which you put in the middle of something, especially a dinner table. 3
  • noun centrepiece an object used as the centre of something, esp for decoration 3
  • noun centrepiece An ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc. 1
  • noun centrepiece A central article or figure. 0

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Parts of speech for Centrepiece

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

centrepiece popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

centrepiece usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for centrepiece

noun centrepiece

  • focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
  • flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
  • heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
  • linchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.

Antonyms for centrepiece

noun centrepiece

  • outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.

Top questions with centrepiece

  • how to make a christmas table centrepiece?
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