center
adjective
-
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
-
equally distant from the extremes
noun
-
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
-
in 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.”
-
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
-
a building dedicated to a particular activity“They were raising money to build a new center for research.”
-
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher, as related to baseball“I hit the ball to center.”
-
mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers
-
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process“In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.”
-
the object upon which interest and attention focuses“Their stories made them the center of the party.”
-
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
-
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
-
politically moderate persons
-
the middle of a military or naval formation“They had to reinforce the center.”
-
a place where some particular activity is concentrated“They received messages from several centers.”
-
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
-
an area that is approximately central within some larger region“It is in the center of town.”
-
the person who plays the center position on a sports team“The center fumbled the handoff.”
verb
-
to direct one's attention on something
-
to move into the center“That vase in the picture is not centered.”
-
to center upon“My entire attention centered on the children.”