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    STORM CENTER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a stormplay

    Synonyms:

    storm center; storm centre

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Hypernyms ("storm center" is a kind of...):

    center; centre; eye; heart; middle (an area that is approximately central within some larger region)

    Holonyms ("storm center" is a part of...):

    storm; violent storm (a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A center of trouble or disturbanceplay

    Synonyms:

    storm center; storm centre

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("storm center" is a kind of...):

    commotion; disruption; disturbance; flutter; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; hurly burly; kerfuffle; to-do (a disorderly outburst or tumult)

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