center - 24 definitions |
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| 1. | center -- 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" |
| synonyms: centre, middle, heart, eye |
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| 2. | center field -- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" |
| synonyms: center field, centerfield |
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| 3. | center -- a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" |
| synonyms: centre |
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| 4. | center -- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| synonyms: centre, midpoint |
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| 5. | kernel -- 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" |
| synonyms: kernel, substance, core, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty |
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| 6. | center -- the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" |
| synonyms: centre, center of attention, centre of attention |
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| 7. | center -- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" |
| synonyms: centre, nerve center, nerve centre |
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| 8. | center -- the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center" |
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| 9. | center -- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team |
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| 10. | center -- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" |
| synonyms: snapper |
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| 11. | center -- a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" |
| synonyms: centre |
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| 12. | center -- politically moderate persons; centrists |
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| 13. | center -- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team |
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| 14. | center -- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering |
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| 15. | plaza -- 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 movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls" |
| synonyms: plaza, mall, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre |
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| 16. | center -- 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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| 17. | center -- (American football) 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" |
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| 18. | center -- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game |
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| - verb |
| 19. | focus on -- center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" |
| synonyms: focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on |
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| 20. | concentrate -- direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
| synonyms: concentrate, focus, centre, pore, rivet |
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| 21. | center -- move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" |
| synonyms: centre |
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| 22. | center, centre -- to place at the center |
| synonyms: centre, centers, centered |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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| - adjective |
| 23. | center -- equally distant from the extremes |
| synonyms: halfway, middle, midway |
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| 24. | center -- of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually |
| antonyms: right -- of or belonging to the political or intellectual right , left -- of or belonging to the political or intellectual left |
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