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center
noun(cen-ter)
a building dedicated to a particular activity
Synonyms: centre,
Examples:
They were raising money to build a new center for research.
center
noun(cen-ter)
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
Synonyms: center of attention, centre, centre of attention,
Examples:
His stories made him the center of the party.
center
verb(cen-ter)
direct one's attention on something
center
verb(cen-ter)
move into the center
Synonyms: centre,
Examples:
That vase in the picture is not centered.
center
noun(cen-ter)
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Synonyms: centre, nerve center, nerve centre,
Examples:
In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.
center
noun(cen-ter)
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Synonyms: centre,
center
noun(cen-ter)
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
Synonyms: mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall,
center
adjective(cen-ter)
equally distant from the extremes
Synonyms: halfway, middle, midway,
center
noun(cen-ter)
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
Synonyms: centre,
Examples:
They received messages from several centers.
center
noun(cen-ter)
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
Synonyms: snapper,
Examples:
The center fumbled the handoff.
center
noun(cen-ter)
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Synonyms: centre, midpoint,
center
noun(cen-ter)
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Synonyms: centre, eye, heart, middle,
Examples:
It is in the center of town.
center
verb(cen-ter)
center upon
Synonyms: center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around,
Examples:
Her entire attention centered on her children.
center
noun(cen-ter)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Synonyms: centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum,
center
noun(cen-ter)
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
Synonyms: center field, centerfield,
Examples:
He hit the ball to deep center.
center
noun(cen-ter)
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
Examples:
It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.
center
noun(cen-ter)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
center
noun(cen-ter)
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
center
noun(cen-ter)
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
center
adjective(cen-ter)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
Antonyms: right, left,
center
noun(cen-ter)
politically moderate persons; centrists
center
noun(cen-ter)
the middle of a military or naval formation
Examples:
They had to reinforce the center.
center
noun(cen-ter)
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

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