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Center

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Definitions for Center

noun
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Synonyms
centre middle heart eye
Examples
  1. it is in the center of town
  2. they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
  3. they were in the eye of the storm
noun
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
Synonyms
center field centerfield
Examples
  1. he hit the ball to deep center
noun
a building dedicated to a particular activity
Synonyms
centre
Examples
  1. they were raising money to build a new center for research
noun
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Synonyms
centre midpoint
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Synonyms
kernel substance core centre essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty
Examples
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
noun
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
Synonyms
centre center of attention centre of attention
Examples
  1. his stories made him the center of the party
noun
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Synonyms
centre nerve center nerve centre
Examples
  1. in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
noun
the middle of a military or naval formation
Examples
  1. they had to reinforce the center
noun
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
noun
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
Synonyms
snapper
Examples
  1. the center fumbled the handoff
noun
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
Synonyms
centre
Examples
  1. they received messages from several centers
noun
politically moderate persons
Examples
  1. centrists
noun
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
noun
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Synonyms
centre
noun
mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers
Synonyms
plaza mall shopping mall shopping center shopping centre
Examples
  1. usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area
  2. a modern version of the traditional marketplace
  3. a good plaza should have a movie house
  4. they spent their weekends at the local malls
noun
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
noun
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
Examples
  1. it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback
noun
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
verb
center upon
Synonyms
focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on
Examples
  1. Her entire attention centered on her children
  2. Our day revolved around our work
verb
direct one's attention on something
Synonyms
concentrate focus centre pore rivet
Examples
  1. Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
verb
move into the center
Synonyms
centre
Examples
  1. That vase in the picture is not centered
adjective
equally distant from the extremes
Synonyms
center(a) halfway middle(a) midway
adjective
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

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