center Meaning and Definition
1. a. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
2. n. a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
3. n. the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
4. n. the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
5. n. a building dedicated to a particular activity
6. n. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
7. n. 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
8. n. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
9. n. the object upon which interest and attention focuses
10. n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
11. n. the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
12. n. politically moderate persons; centrists
13. n. the middle of a military or naval formation
14. n. a place where some particular activity is concentrated
15. n. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
16. n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
17. n. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
18. n. (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
19. n. (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
20. s. equally distant from the extremes
21. v. direct one's attention on something
22. v. move into the center
23. v. center upon
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