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center [a]

1)	equally distant from the extremes

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halfway middle midway

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central

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

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centrist right left

center [n]

1)	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"

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centre eye heart middle

2)	the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"

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center_field

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parcel outfield

3)	a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"

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centre

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

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centre midpoint

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point bight center_of_curvature bowels bull center_of_gravity center_of_mass core navel nombril core nucleus nucleus

5)	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"

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core essence gist heart heart_and_soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum

6)	the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"

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center_of_attention

7)	a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

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centre nerve_center nerve_centre

8)	the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"

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formation armed_forces

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

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10)

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

Synonyms :

snapper

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lineman football snap

11)

a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"

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centre

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place nerve_center

12)

politically moderate persons; centrists

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class centrist

13)

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

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hockey_player hockey

14)

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

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centre

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confection chocolate_candy

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; "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

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mercantile_establishment

16)

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

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position hockey_team

17)

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"

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lineman eleven

18)

a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game

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position basketball_team

center [v]

1)	center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

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center_on concentrate_on focus_on revolve_about revolve_around

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bear_on centering

2)	direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

Synonyms :

centre concentrate focus pore rivet

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cerebrate centering absorption assiduity absorb rivet recall think zoom_in hear

3)	move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"

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centre

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displace

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