center

phonetic symbol: / séntɚ | sénɚ / 

center - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

[ noun ]
■ (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
e.g.)
・it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback

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

[ noun ]
■ a building dedicated to a particular activity
e.g.)
・they were raising money to build a new center for research
centre

[ noun ]
■ the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
e.g.)
・he hit the ball to deep center
center field , centerfield

[ 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
mall , plaza , shopping center , shopping centre , shopping mall

[ noun ]
■ a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
e.g.)
・in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
centre , nerve center , nerve centre

[ noun ]
■ the object upon which interest and attention focuses
e.g.)
・his stories made him the center of the party
center of attention , centre , centre of attention

[ noun ]
■ the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
centre , core , essence , gist , heart , heart and soul , inwardness , kernel , marrow , meat , nitty-gritty , nub , pith , substance , sum

[ noun ]
■ the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
centre

[ noun ]
■ politically moderate persons
■ centrists

[ noun ]
■ the middle of a military or naval formation
e.g.)
・they had to reinforce the center

[ noun ]
■ a place where some particular activity is concentrated
e.g.)
・they received messages from several centers
centre

[ noun ]
■ a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
centre , midpoint

[ noun ]
■ an area that is approximately central within some larger region
e.g.)
・it is in the center of town
centre , eye , heart , middle

[ noun ]
■ (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
e.g.)
・the center fumbled the handoff
snapper

[ noun ]
■ (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

[ noun ]
■ (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

[ verb ]
■ direct one's attention on something
centre , concentrate , focus , pore , rivet

[ verb ]
■ move into the center
e.g.)
・That vase in the picture is not centered
centre

[ verb ]
■ center upon
e.g.)
・Her entire attention centered on her children
center on , concentrate on , focus on , revolve about , revolve around

[ adjective satellite ]
■ equally distant from the extremes
halfway , middle , midway

[ adjective ]
■ of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

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