Centre
Centre verb - Move into the center.
How words are described
| old | old centre | old pair |
| perfect | perfect centre | perfect pair |
| visible | visible centre | visible pair |
| big | big centre | big pair |
| Other adjectives: great, lower, main, new, former, last, latter, different. | ||
Common collocations
| player | centre player | pair player |
Both words in one sentence
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The Jailer: In "Goodbye China", Gently uncovers a pair of police officers running an off-the-books detention centre for young offenders where they attempt to beat some respect for the law into them.
Source: Series / Inspector George Gently -
Inspector George Gently: In "Goodbye China", Gently uncovers a pair of police officers running an off-the-books detention centre for young offenders where they attempt to beat some respect for the law into them.
Source: The Jailer -
One example can be seen in the convention centre, where a pair of repairmen comment on how the escalator (which like all others, is completely non-functional) is essentially no more than a piece of background scenery.
Cite this Source
Pair and Centre. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/centre/pair
Centre & Pair. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/centre/pair>.
Pair or Centre. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/centre/pair.
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