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center

/ center /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game
Type of:
position
Has parts:
basketball team five
noun Sense 2
the middle of a military or naval formation
"they had to reinforce the center"
Type of:
formation
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 3
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
"they received messages from several centers"
Type of:
place property
Kinds of:
nerve center nerve centre
noun Sense 4
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Type of:
point
Kinds of:
bight center of curvature centre of curvature bowels bull's eye
Derived:
centre
noun Sense 5
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
"it is in the center of town"
"they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"
"they were in the eye of the storm"
Type of:
area country
Kinds of:
center stage centre stage city center city centre central city
Derived:
middle
noun Sense 6
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
"the center fumbled the handoff"
Type of:
lineman
Derived:
snap
Domain:
football football game
noun Sense 7
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
Type of:
basketball player basketeer cager
Kinds of:
Russell Bill Russell William Felton Russell
Domain:
basketball basketball game hoops
noun Sense 8
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
Type of:
hockey player ice-hockey player
Domain:
ice hockey hockey hockey game
verb Sense 9
move into the center
"That vase in the picture is not centered"
Type of:
move displace
Derived:
centre midpoint
See also:
focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 10
politically moderate persons; centrists
Type of:
class social class socio-economic class
noun Sense 11
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Type of:
sweet confection confectionery
Has parts:
chocolate candy
noun Sense 12
the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
"it is a center''s responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"
Type of:
lineman
Has parts:
football team eleven
noun Sense 13
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
Type of:
position
Has parts:
hockey team
noun Sense 14
a building dedicated to a particular activity
"they were raising money to build a new center for research"
Type of:
building edifice
Kinds of:
burn center call center call centre community center civic center
noun Sense 15
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
Type of:
neural structure
Kinds of:
auditory center rhinencephalon olfactory brain Broca's area Broca's center
noun Sense 16
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
"his stories made him the center of the party"
Type of:
object
Kinds of:
conversation piece crosshairs cynosure eye-catcher
Derived:
focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on
adjective Sense 17
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
Similar:
centrist middle-of-the-road
Opposites:
right left
noun Sense 18
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
"he hit the ball to deep center"
Type of:
tract piece of land piece of ground
Has parts:
outfield
noun Sense 19
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 good plaza should have a mov"
Type of:
mercantile establishment retail store sales outlet
verb Sense 20
direct one''s attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
steep immerse engulf plunge engross
Derived:
center of attention focus focusing focussing direction
Verb group:
rivet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 21
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story"
Type of:
content cognitive content mental object
Kinds of:
bare bones hypostasis quiddity haecceity quintessence
Derived:
summate
verb Sense 22
center upon
"Her entire attention centered on her children"
"Our day revolved around our work"
Type of:
refer pertain relate
Derived:
center of attention focus focusing focussing direction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
22
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
119
Times Searched
3
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position formation place property nerve center nerve centre point bight center of curvature centre of curvature bowels bull's eye