center
sen ter
- n an area that is approximately central within some larger region
it is in the center of town - n the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
he hit the ball to deep center - n a building dedicated to a particular activity
they were raising money to build a new center for research - n a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- n the object upon which interest and attention focuses
his stories made him the center of the party - n a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere - n the middle of a military or naval formation
they had to reinforce the center - n (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- n (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
the center fumbled the handoff - n a place where some particular activity is concentrated
they received messages from several centers - n politically moderate persons; centrists
- n (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- n the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- 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
- n the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- n (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 - n a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- v center upon
Her entire attention centered on her children - v direct one's attention on something
- v move into the center
That vase in the picture is not centered - s equally distant from the extremes
- a of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
- An Indian employee at a call center provides service support to international customers in the southern city of Bangalore.
- Like Detroit's fabulously successful Northland center (first-year gross: $88 million), a number of the new projects are decked with sculpture and mosaics.
- But the center will offer programs based on Spirituality for Kids, Kabbalah's children's program.