centred

US centered

/ (ˈsɛntəd) /

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adjective

mentally and emotionally confident, focused, and well-balanced

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby centred

Central Treaty Organization, Central Valley, centre, centre bit, centreboard, centred, centred dot, centre-fire, centrefold, centre forward, centre half

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How to use centred in a sentence

The biggest personality is Little My, utterly self-centred, mischievous, and rancidly funny.
Tove Jansson, Queen of the Moomins|John Garth|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tony, less self-centred, less rigidly contained, had penetrated her by an understanding sympathy greater than his own.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
For his heart seemed alternately full and empty; all the life he had was centred there.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The self-centred, confident man in him that deemed itself indispensable must crumble.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

Now she must centre her desires, her hopes, her intentions elsewhere, if she centred them anywhere.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
They worshipped her as if she was a being of another world, devoured her; all the treasures of life were centred in her.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton