centre of attention(n = noun.cognition) center, center of attention, centre - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
is a kind of object
has particulars: conversation piece, crosshairs, cynosure, eye-catcher

attention, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attention span, call attention, call attention to, call centre, center of attention, centre, centre bit, centre for international crime prevention, centre of buoyancy, centre of curvature, centre of flotation, centre of gravity, centre of immersion, centre of mass, centre punch, centre seal, centre spread, centre stage, city centre, dead centre, detention centre, nerve centre, pay attention, pay no attention to, paying attention, shopping centre, storm centre, with attention