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central > 5 senses
ADJECTIVE1central, cardinal, fundamental, key, primalServing as an essential component
2centralIn or near a center or constituting a center
3centralUsed in the description of a place that in the middle of another place
4centralCentrally located and easy to reach
NOUN1central, telephone exchange, exchangeA workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
central > pronunciation
Soundsseh'ntrahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website...
central > adjective 1
MeaningServing as an essential component.
Examples"the central cause of the problem"
Synonymscardinal, fundamental, key, primal
Similar toimportant, of import
central > adjective 2
MeaningIn or near a center or constituting a center. The inner area.
Examples"a central position"; "central heating and air conditioning"
Similaramidship; bicentric; bifocal; center, halfway, middle, midway; centered; centric, centrical; focal; median, medial; middlemost, midmost; nuclear
Contraryperipheral
Adverbscentrally
central > adjective 3, pert
MeaningUsed in the description of a place that in the middle of another place.
Examples"the people of Central and Northern Europe"; "country in central Africa"
Nounscenter
central > adjective 4
MeaningCentrally located and easy to reach.
Examples"the central city has good bus service"; "the shop has a central location"
Similar toinner
central > noun, artifact
MeaningA workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication.
Synonymstelephone exchange, exchange
Part oftelephone system, phone system
Narrowercentrex; switchboard, patchboard, plugboard
Broaderworkplace, work

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