center
adjective
1. equally distant from the extremes
Similar word(s): central, halfway, middle, midway
2. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
Similar word(s): centrist
noun
1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- it is in the center of town
Similar word(s): centre, eye, heart, middle
Definition categories: location, area, country
2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- he hit the ball to deep center
Similar word(s): centerfield
Definition categories: man–made, parcel, tract
3. a building dedicated to a particular activity
- they were raising money to build a new center for research
Similar word(s): centre
Definition categories: man–made, building, edifice
4. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Similar word(s): centre, midpoint
Definition categories: location, point
5. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Similar word(s): centre, core, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, substance, sum
Definition categories: thought, content
6. the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- his stories made him the center of the party
Similar word(s): centre
Definition categories: thought, object
7. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Similar word(s): centre
Definition categories: body
8. the middle of a military or naval formation
- they had to reinforce the center
Definition categories: group, formation
9. (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
Definition categories: person, basketeer, cager
10. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- the center fumbled the handoff
Similar word(s): snapper
Definition categories: person, lineman
11. a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- they received messages from several centers
Similar word(s): centre
Definition categories: location, place, property
12. politically moderate persons; centrists
Definition categories: group, class, stratum
13. (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
Definition categories: person
14. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Similar word(s): centre
Definition categories: food, confection, sweet
15. 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
Definition categories: man–made, outlet
16. the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
Definition categories: act, position
17. (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
Definition categories: act, lineman
18. a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
Definition categories: act, position
Sentences with center as a noun:
- shopping center
- convention center
- the center of the controversy
- the center of attention
verb
1. center upon
- Her entire attention centered on her children
Definition categories: stative, concern, pertain, refer, relate, touch
2. direct one's attention on something
Similar word(s): centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
Definition categories: cognition, cerebrate, cogitate, think
3. move into the center
- That vase in the picture is not centered
Similar word(s): centre
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
Sentences with center as a verb:
- He centered the heading of the document.
- The plot centers on the life of a working-class family.
- The discussion centered around the recent issues.