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center noun
Meaning : The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher.
Example :
He hit the ball to deep center.
Synonyms : center field, centerfield
Meaning : A building dedicated to a particular activity.
Example :
They were raising money to build a new center for research.
Synonyms : centre
Meaning : The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
Example :
The gist of the prosecutor's argument.
The heart and soul of the Republican Party.
The nub of the story.
Synonyms : centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
Meaning : The object upon which interest and attention focuses.
Example :
His stories made him the center of the party.
Synonyms : center of attention, centre, centre of attention
Meaning : A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process.
Example :
In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.
Synonyms : centre, nerve center, nerve centre
Meaning : The middle of a military or naval formation.
Example :
They had to reinforce the center.
Meaning : (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team.
Meaning : (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback.
Example :
The center fumbled the handoff.
Synonyms : snapper
Meaning : A place where some particular activity is concentrated.
Example :
They received messages from several centers.
Synonyms : centre
Meaning : Politically moderate persons. Centrists.
Meaning : (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team.
Meaning : The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering.
Synonyms : centre
Meaning : 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.
Example :
A good plaza should have a movie house.
They spent their weekends at the local malls.
Synonyms : mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall
Meaning : The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game.
Meaning : (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play.
Example :
It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.
Meaning : A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game.
center verb
Meaning : Center upon.
Example :
Her entire attention centered on her children.
Our day revolved around our work.
Synonyms : center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
Meaning : Direct one's attention on something.
Example :
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.
Synonyms : centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
Meaning : Move into the center.
Example :
That vase in the picture is not centered.
Synonyms : centre
