center
nouns
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"
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
"he hit the ball to deep center"
a building dedicated to a particular activity
"they were raising money to build a new center for research"
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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"
center,
centre,
core,
essence,
gist,
heart,
heart and soul,
inwardness,
kernel,
marrow,
meat,
nitty-gritty,
nub,
pith,
substance,
sum
is derived from
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
"his stories made him the center of the party"
is derived from
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
the middle of a military or naval formation
"they had to reinforce the center"
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
is a type of (narrower)
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
"a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
domain category
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
"the center fumbled the handoff"
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
"they received messages from several centers"
politically moderate persons; centrists
is a type of (narrower)
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
"the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
domain category
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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"
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
is a type of (narrower)
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
"what position does he play?"
(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"
is a type of (narrower)
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
is a type of (narrower)
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
"what position does he play?"
verbs
center upon
"Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
is derived from
direct one's attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
is derived from
adjectives
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
is similar to
supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
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