hub (n.)
- approach
- arbor
- asymptote
- axis
- axle
- bottleneck
- center
- centroid
- centrum
- chimney
- concentration
- concourse
- concurrence
- confluence
- conflux
- congress
- convergence
- converging
- core
- crossing
- distaff
- epicenter
- fender
- fireguard
- fireplace
- fireside
- flue
- focalization
- focus
- fulcrum
- funnel
- gimbal
- gudgeon
- heart
- hearth
- hearthstone
- hinge
- hingle
- hob
- ingle
- inglenook
- kernel
- mandrel
- marrow
- medulla
- meeting
- metacenter
- middle
- nave
- navel
- nerve
- nub
- nucleus
- oarlock
- omphalos
- pin
- pintle
- pith
- pivot
- pole
- radius
- rowlock
- seat
- spindle
- swivel
- tangent
- umbilicus
Boston State-house is the hub of the solar system. You could n't pry that out of a Boston man if you had the tire of all creation straightened out for a crow-bar.
