baking(2) (iou) and centre 1, noun (oh)

baking(2) (iou)

Baking noun. ME.
[from BAKE verb + -ING1.]
The action of BAKE verb; Cooking by dry heat, esp. of bread, cakes, etc.; hardening by heat. ME.
The product of Baking; (a batch of) baked items, esp. bread, cakes, etc. LME.
Comb.: Baking-powder a mixture of sodium bicarbonate, cream of tartar, etc., used instead of yeast to make cakes etc. rise; Baking sheet a metal tray used for Baking cakes etc.; Baking soda: see SODA 2c.

centre 1, noun (oh)

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1 ?middle?
2 ?building?
3 ?place of activity?
4 ?of a town?
5 ?involvement?
6 be the centre of attention
7 be/take centre stage
8 ?Politics?
9 ?sport?
10 centre of population/urban centre
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?MIDDLE?
[C usually singular] the middle of a space, area, or object, especially the exact middle
in the centre (of sth)
::There was an enormous oak table in the center of the room.
::The hotel is right in the centre of the village.
centre of
::Draw a line through the centre of the circle.
::lines radiating out from the centre
::chocolates with soft centres
?BUILDING?
[C] a building which is used for a particular purpose or activity
centre for
::the European Centre for Nuclear Research
::an exhibition at the Community Arts Centre
::a conference centre
?PLACE OF ACTIVITY?
[C] a place where there is a lot of a particular type of business, activity etc
business/commercial/financial etc centre
::a major banking centre
::It's not exactly a cultural center like Paris.
centre of/for
::The city became a centre for the paper industry.
::a center of academic excellence (=a very good place for Education)
?OF A TOWN?
[C] BrE the part of a town or city where most of the shops, restaurants, cinemas, theatres etc are
American Equivalent: downtowntown/city centre
::shops in the town centre
::the main route into Leeds city centre
?INVOLVEMENT?
be at the centre of sth
if a person or thing is at the centre of something that is happening, they are involved in it more than Other people or things
::He always seems to be at the centre of things.
be at the centre of a row/dispute/controversy etc
::the businessman at the centre of the row over political donations
be the centre of attention
to be the person that everyone is giving attention to
::Betty just loves being the centre of attention.
be/take centre stage
if something or someone is centre stage, they have an important position and get a lot of attention
::After his father's death, he was able to rise to power and take centre stage.
?Politics?
the centre
a moderate (=middle) position in Politics in which you do not support extreme ideas
::The party's new policies show a swing towards the centre.
left/right of centre
::Her political views are slightly left of centre.
centre-right/centre-left
::a centre-left government
?SPORT?
[C] a player in Sports such as Football and Basketball who plays in or near the middle of the field or playing area
::the Sonics' six-foot-four-inch center
centre forward/half/back etc
(=players in different parts of the middle section of the playing area)
centre of population/urban centre
an area where a large number of people live
::Nuclear installations are built well away from the main centres of population.

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