CENTERPIECE
Dictionary entry overview: What does centerpiece mean?
• CENTERPIECE (noun)
The noun CENTERPIECE has 2 senses:
1. the central or most important feature
2. something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
Familiarity information: CENTERPIECE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CENTERPIECE (noun)
Meaning:
The central or most important feature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
centerpiece; centrepiece
Context example:
education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform
Hypernyms ("centerpiece" is a kind of...):
characteristic; feature (a prominent aspect of something)
Meaning:
Something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
centerpiece; centrepiece
Hypernyms ("centerpiece" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "centerpiece"):
epergne (a large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers)
