Center — synonyms, center antonyms, definition

1. center (a) US

central equidistant halfway inner internal inward median mid midway

2. center (Noun) US

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center (Noun) — An area that is approximately central within some larger region. ex. "it is in the center of town"

center (Noun) — The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher. ex. "he hit the ball to deep center"

center (Noun) — A building dedicated to a particular activity. ex. "they were raising money to build a new center for research"

center (Noun) — A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure.

center (Noun) — The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. ex. "the center of the prosecutor's argument"

center (Noun) — The object upon which interest and attention focuses. ex. "his stories made him the center of the party"

center (Noun) — A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process. ex. "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"

center (Noun) — (military) the middle of a military or naval formation. ex. "they had to reinforce the center"

center (Noun) — (basketball) the person who plays centre on a basketball team.

center (Noun) — (football) the person who plays centre on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback. ex. "the center fumbled the handoff"

center (Noun) — A place where some particular activity is concentrated. ex. "they received messages from several centers"

center (Noun) — Politically moderate persons; centrists.

center (Noun) — (ice hockey) the person who plays centre on a hockey team.

center (Noun) — The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering.

center (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. ex. "a good center should have a movie house" ex. "a good shopping center should have a movie house"

center (Noun) — The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game.

center (Noun) — (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play. ex. "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"

center (Noun) — A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game.

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3. center (Verb) US

center on centralize centre on combine concentrate concentrate on focus on join meet pore revolve about revolve around rivet unify unite

center (Verb) — Centre upon. ex. "Her entire attention centered on her children"

center (Verb) — Direct one's attention on something.

center (Verb) — Move into the centre. ex. "That vase in the picture is not centered"

bear on cerebrate cogitate come to concern displace have to do with move pertain refer relate think touch touch on absorb engross engulf hear immerse listen plunge recall soak up steep take heed think zoom in absorb engross engulf hear immerse listen plunge recall soak up steep take heed think zoom in

4. center (Adjective) US

left right

center (Adjective) — Equally distant from the extremes.

center (Adjective) — Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually.