The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

lived in a small, plain cell for most of his life.
cellar n. basement, vault: She led me down to the cellar to show me
her wine collection.
cement n. 1 mortar, bond, glue, gum, paste, solder; adhesive: You'll
need a special kind of cement to stick metal to glass.
--v. 2 stick, glue, paste, solder, weld, braze, bond; join,
bind, combine, unite; cohere, hold, cling, adhere: First cement
the tiles to the wall. The ashes and cinders cement readily into
a compact mass.
central adj. 1 middle, medial, median; inner, inside: The central
reservation between the carriageways will be planted with
bushes. 2 main, principal, important, chief, key, leading,
dominant, prime, primary, pre-eminent, cardinal, significant,
essential: Odysseus is the central figure of the poem.
centre n. 1 middle, core, heart; nucleus, focal point, hub, pivot,
nave; mid-point: He stood in the centre of the road. We
journeyed to the centre of the earth. The tower is at the centre
of the market square. The amount to be paid was at the centre of
the controversy. Mark the centre of the line.
--v. 2 focus, converge, meet, concentrate, cluster: The
business of the meeting centred on the nomination of a
chairperson. All my hopes were centred on getting the job as
supervisor.
ceremonial
adj. 1 ritual, celebratory, commemorative: We followed the
ceremonial procession. 2 formal, solemn, stately, dignified;
ceremonious, august: The ceremonial robes of his office were
white. The ceremonial rites of passage involve many
participants.
--n. 3 rite, ritual, formality, ceremony, service, observance:
These are the ceremonials prescribed in the Anglican service.
ceremonious
adj. 1 ceremonial, formal, dignified, solemn, Colloq stuffy,
stiff, starchy: There are many ceremonious procedures involved