centre vs confection

confection vs centre

centre and confection both are nouns.

centre is an adjective but confection is not an adjective.

centre and confection both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
centre	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
confection	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, confection is a hypernym of centre; that is, confection is a word with a broader meaning than centre:

centre: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
confection: a food rich in sugar

Other hypernyms of centre include sweet.

centre (noun)	confection (noun)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game	the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play	a food rich in sugar
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
a building dedicated to a particular activity
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
politically moderate persons; centrists
the middle of a military or naval formation
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

centre (adjective)	confection (adjective)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
equally distant from the extremes

centre (verb)	confection (verb)
direct one's attention on something	make into a confection
move into the center
center upon

Difference between centre and confection

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