hub

IPA: hˈʌb

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
(surveying) A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
(US) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
(video games) An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.
A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
A screw hob.
A block for scotching a wheel.

Examples of "hub" in Sentences

The hub of the system was distributor.
The tavern was the social hub for the game.
But the center hub of the city was enclosed.
The bazaar is the commercial hub of the Mehsud tribe.
The broadcast center is the central hub of the system.
The center is the economic and political hub of the city.
The city is the commercial hub for the surrounding districts.
It is the hub of the textile business for the surrounding districts.
In addition the the freewheel hub is much lighter than a coaster brake hub.
Players must stay on the tracks, and the hub in the center is the safe zone.
A tactic they run with later on when the "hub" is unveiled to the guest star.
Our local commercial hub is underdeveloped and I want more density to support it.
That plane was cleared and flew to UPS 'main hub in Louisville, Ky., on its usual route, Mangeot said.
CEO Margaret Loesch explains, A hub is a place where great things come together — and that is precisely what The Hub network will be when it launches.
LearnVest. com, a website which she describes as a hub of personal financial information for women, including daily bite-sized newsletters, online calculators and financial checklists.