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center, centre, middle, heart, eye(noun)

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"

center field, centerfield, center(noun)

the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

"he hit the ball to deep center"

center, centre(noun)

a building dedicated to a particular activity

"they were raising money to build a new center for research"

center, centre, midpoint(noun)

a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty(noun)

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, center of attention, centre of attention(noun)

the object upon which interest and attention focuses

"his stories made him the center of the party"

center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre(noun)

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

center(noun)

the middle of a military or naval formation

"they had to reinforce the center"

center(noun)

(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

center, snapper(noun)

(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

"the center fumbled the handoff"

center, centre(noun)

a place where some particular activity is concentrated

"they received messages from several centers"

center(noun)

politically moderate persons; centrists

center(noun)

(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

center, centre(noun)

the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre(noun)

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"

center(noun)

the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

center(noun)

(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"

center(adj)

a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway(adj)

equally distant from the extremes

center(verb)

of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center(verb)

center upon

"Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet(verb)

direct one's attention on something

"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

center, centre(verb)

move into the center

"That vase in the picture is not centered"

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

a stretch of coastline that has long been the area's center of tourism

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface

the center of the earth

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control

centered administrative duties under the command of a single person

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective

the students centered their attention on final exams

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