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centerpiece

centerpiece

26 3.4
A decorative object like a vase placed in the center of a table
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛntərˌpiːs/
  • US
translation icon : centro de mesa
  • A stunning crystal bowl filled with fruits makes an elegant centerpiece for any feast.
  • become a centerpiece

I thought it would be a cool, quirky centerpiece for any modern room, so I got it.

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Examples

  • Kempf also set up a mini altar with the queen of hearts card as the centerpiece.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Grandma and Grandpa sat at the head table with the biggest of the centerpieces.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • We could have a smaller version of a centerpiece.

    The Break-Up (2006)

  • I was planning on it being the centerpiece to my dish.

    Don't Worry Darling (2022)

  • I'll get her our special flower for the centerpiece.

    Sherlock Gnomes (2018)

  • The turkey is planted in the middle of the table like a centerpiece with missing flowers.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I'm arranging flowers on a table as a centerpiece.

    Final Analysis (1992)

  • They make the perfect centerpieces for my tea tables and smells so good.

  • A hunk of nickel ore sat as a centerpiece on a long wooden table.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The MSC is a centerpiece of national pride and symbolizes Malaysia's modernization program.

    Academic text (2009)

Synonyms

ornament
vscenterpiece
102 1.6

A decoration placed on something to make it look nicer

is the specific object placed in the middle of a table for display
showpiece
vscenterpiece
5 4.4

The best or most impressive thing on display

is a decorative object placed in the middle of a table not a featured exhibit
epergne
vscenterpiece
  • Archaic
9.9

A decorative stand for a dining table with several bowls for fruit, sweets, or flowers

is a general central decorative object placed on a table

Antonyms

off-center
  • US
8 4.1

Not exactly in the center, slightly to one side

How Decorative

showpiece
5 4.4
centerpiece
  • US
26 3.4
ornament
102 1.6
decoration
92 1.0
accessory
70 3.5

Surface Forms

centerpiece singular
centerpieces plural
centrepieces plural
centrepiece singular

Morphology

centerpiece = center + piece (transparent) = center + piece

Literal physical object placed at the center of a table or space formed directly from 'center' + 'piece'.

Etymology

Centerpiece comes from center ('middle') and piece ('part' or 'object'), so it literally means a 'part placed in the middle' and is used for a decorative object put in the middle of a table.