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"CENTRES" is a plural of: centre. |
Date "CENTRES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
"CENTRES" is a common misspelling or typo for: centers. |
| Domain | Definition |
Building & Civil Engineering | Trussed frames used as temporary supports to form the soffits of vaults and arches, whether cast in concrete, or formed with brick or stone voussoirs. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| DX CENTRES | English | Limiting Factors in III-V Semiconductor Devices due to Donor-Related Deep States | N/A |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Give your baby a good start- IMMUNIZE : Immunization is available at all Maternal & Child Health Centres. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Wizo covers the map of Israel : 170 child care centres, 189 women's centres ... : join Wizo and build Israel. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | There are territories, such as South-West Africa and certain of the South Pacific Islands, which, owing to the sparseness of their population, or their small size, or their remoteness from the centres of civilisation, or their geographical contiguity to the territory of the Mandatory, and other circumstances, can be best administered under the laws of the Mandatory as integral portions of its territory, subject to the safeguards above mentioned in the interests of the indigenous population. (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It has its centres in which it is continuous. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Hell is the centre of evils and, as you know, things are more intense at their centres than at their remotest points. |
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Business | Royal Numico, the Dutch nutrition and food supplement giant, has recently become a major player in the U.K. market through its 1999 acquisitions of Efamol and General Nutrition Centres Inc. (GNCI). (references) | |
The above purposes will be achieved by establishing an institutional and financial framework comprising of the National Skills Authority; the National Skills Fund; a skills development levy-grant scheme as contemplated in the Skills Development Levies Act; SETAs (Sector Education and Training Authorities); labor centres and the Skills Development Planning Unit. This strategy also encourages partnerships between the public and private sectors of the economy to provide education and training in and for the workplace, and to co-operate with the South African Qualifications Authority. (references) | ||
Economic History | Thailand | Thailand's retail hypermarket is dominated by non-US industry leaders, including Tesco Lotus Super Stores, Carrefour, Siam Makro and Big C Super Centres . Department stores are of Thai or Japanese origin. (references) |
Women | Hong Kong | The Hong Kong Federation of Women's Centres asked the Government to prepare a comprehensive services plan especially for women from the mainland, with counseling and job-training to help them integrate. (references) |
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| "CENTRES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 96.64% of the time. "CENTRES" is used about 4,905 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 96.64% | 4,740 | 2,065 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.01% | 148 | 25,903 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.35% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,905 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Australia | A.B.C. Learning Centres Ltd. | Canada | Cambridge Shopping Centres Limited |
| United Kingdom | Capital Shopping Centres Plc | USA | Taubman Centres Incorporated |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "CENTRES": clamp between centres ♦ hold between centres ♦ load centres ♦ mount between centres ♦ Netherlands Federation of Centres for Unmarried Mothers and their Children ♦ support between centres. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "CENTRES": nerve-centres. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "CENTRES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | forskalling (boarding, casing, centering, centring, lagging, sheathing, split bar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | steigewerk boog (centering, centring), asafstand (axle base, axle spacing, wheel base), afstand van as tot as. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | holvin muotti (centering, centring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cintre (center, centering, centre, centring), pli longitudinal (centre), distance d'axe en axe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Mittenabstand (centre-to-center distance(USA), centre-to-centre distance, spacing, wheel base), Lehrgeruest (centering, centring, falsework). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | θολότυποι (centering, centring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | centine (centering, centring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | entrescay cimbres (centering, centring). (various references) cimbras (centering, centring). (various references) tillfällig stödform (centering, centring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "CENTRES": decentres. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CENTRES" (pronounced se"nterz) |
| 6 | s e" n t er z | centers, dissenters. |
| 5 | -e" n t er z | enters, inventors, mentors, renters, stentors, Venters. |
| 4 | -n t er z | carpenters, counters, covenanters, discounters, enchanters, encounters, experimenters, grantors, headhunters, hunters, linters, painters, planters, pointers, presenters, printers, sprinters, tormentors, winters. |
| 3 | -t er z | abductors, accelerometers, accumulators, actors, actuators, adapters, adjusters, administers, administrators, agitators, alligators, allocators, altars, alters, ammeters, amphitheaters, ancestors, animators, anteaters, applicators, appropriators, arbiters, arbitrators, asters, auditors, aviators, babysitters, backwaters, barometers, barristers, batters, beaters, benefactors, betters, bettors, bitters, blisters, blockbusters, boaters, bolsters, boosters, broadcasters, burgomasters, busters, butters, calculators, canisters, cannisters, capacitors, captors, carburetors, carters, casters, caters, catheters, centimeters, chapters, characters, charters, cheaters, chiropractors, cloisters, clusters, coasters, cogenerators, collaborators, collectors, comforters, commentators, communicators, commuters, competitors, computers, conductors, connectors, conservators, consolidators, conspirators, constrictors, constructors, contractors, contributors, converters, coordinators, copywriters, counterfeiters, craters, creators, creditors, critters, curators, cutters, daughters, debaters, debtors, decorators, defaulters, defectors, defibrillators, demonstrators, depositors, deserters, detectors, detonators, detractors, dictators, dieters, directors, disasters, distributors, doctors, dosimeters, doubters, drafters, drifters, dumpsters, dusters, eaters, editors, educators, elaters, electors, elevators, escalators, esters, estimators, excavators, executors, exhibitors, exporters, exterminators, fabricators, facilitators, factors, falters, fetters, fighters, filibusters, filters, firefighters, floaters, floodwaters, flutters, forecasters, foresters, fosters, frankfurters, freighters, gangbusters, gangsters, garters, gators, generators, getters, gladiators, glitters, granddaughters, gunfighters, gutters, halters, hamsters, harvesters, haters, headquarters, headwaters, heaters, helicopters, hindquarters, hitters, hooters, hucksters, illustrators, imitators, impersonators, importers, impostors, incinerators, incubators, indicators, infiltrators, inhibitors, initiators, injectors, innovators, inquisitors, inspectors, instigators, instructors, insulators, integrators, interceptors, interlocutors, interpreters, interrogators, investigators, investors, irrigators, janitors, jitters, kilometers, lamplighters, legislators, letters, lifters, lighters, liquidators, liters, litigators, litters, lobsters, looters, magnetometers, malefactors, manipulators, marketers, martyrs, masters, matters, mediators, meters, microcomputers, microliters, milliliters, millimeters, minicomputers, ministers, misters, mobsters, moderators, molesters, monitors, monsters, mortars, motors, musters, mutters, narrators, navigators, negotiators, nesters, newscasters, newsletters, objectors, odometers, oldsters, operators, orators, orbiters, originators, oscillators, otters, overnighters, oysters, parameters, pastors, perimeters, perpetrators, persecutors, Peters, picketers, pilasters, plasters, platters, plotters, pollsters, polluters, polyesters, porters, posters, postmasters, potters, predators, predictors, proctors, projectors, promoters, proprietors, prosecutors, prospectors, protectors, protesters, protestors, psalters, putters, quarters, quilters, quitters, radiators, rafters, raptors, raters, reactors, realtors, receptors, recruiters, refractors, refrigerators, registers, regulators, rehabilitators, renovators, repeaters, reporters, resistors, respirators, rioters, roasters, roosters, rooters, rosters, rotors, Salters, scooters, scouters, screenwriters, scriptwriters, sculptors, sectors, seedeaters, semesters, semiconductors, senators, sequesters, sequiturs, setters, sharpshooters, shatters, shelters, shooters, shoplifters, shutters, shysters, simulators, sisters, sitters, skaters, skeeters, skywriters, slaughters, smelters, solicitors, songwriters, sorters, spatters, spectators, speculators, speechwriters, sportscasters, sportswriters, spotters, sputters, squatters, starters, staters, stepdaughters, stepsisters, stimulators, stonecutters, stutters, subcontractors, suitors, supercomputers, superconductors, superminicomputers, supporters, sweaters, syndicators, tartars, tasters, tatars, tatters, teamsters, teeters, telecommuters, telemarketers, testers, theaters, theatres, thermometers, thrusters, toasters, tractors, traitors, transistors, translators, transmitters, transporters, treaters, tricksters, tutors, twisters, typewriters, underwriters, utters, vectors, victors, violators, visitors, voters, waiters, wasters, waters, weightlifters, wildcatters, writers, yachters, youngsters. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: centers, tenrecs. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-n-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: censer, center, centre, certes, enters, erects, nester, recent, renest, rentes, resect, resent, screen, secern, secret, tenrec, tenser, terces, ternes, treens. | |
-2 letters: cense, cents, ceres, cetes, crest, enter, erect, ernes, ester, nerts, reest, rente, rents, reset, scene, scent, scree, sente, sneer, steer, stere, stern, teens, tense, terce, terne, terns, terse, treen, trees. | |
-3 letters: cees. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-n-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: centares, centners, crescent, enticers, lecterns, percents, precents, reascent, reenacts, sarcenet, secretin, trenches. | |
+2 letters: cabernets, carotenes, ceintures, cementers, centiares, centuries, cerements, chastener, cisternae, concretes, consenter, contester, copresent, creatines, crescents, cretonnes, decanters, decenters, decentres, electrons, encrusted, entrances, enuretics, erections, erectness, frenetics, gentrices, incenters, infecters, intersect, iterances, nectaries, neoterics, preenacts, prentices, prescient, pretences, reaccents, reascents, recanters, recentest, recreants, reincites, reinfects, reinjects, reinspect, renascent, resecting, resection, rufescent, sarcenets, secreting, secretins, secretion, sincerest, stenchier, stenciler, stridence, subcenter, trecentos, trenchers, uncreates, virescent. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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