the hub
Activity's focal point
The hub is a familiar or established central location—typically the main area of a home, business, or community where activity concentrates: The kitchen is the hub of our house.
The definite article signals shared knowledge between speaker and listener about which hub is meant: Meet me at the hub.
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- backboneVertebral column, or courage
- nexusConnecting central point
- pivotPoint of rotation
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
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