center, n.
(centers)
freq. cnt. 92
(centers)
freq. cnt. 92
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 71 freq. cnt.: 56 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5
center centre eye heart middle
sample sentences
"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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center stage, centre stage
central city, city center, city centre
storm center, storm centre
financial center
hub
inner city
medical center
midfield
seat
midstream
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the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 2
center center field centerfield
sample sentences
"he hit the ball to deep center"
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a building dedicated to a particular activity
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
center centre
sample sentences
"they were raising money to build a new center for research"
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
center centre midpoint
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bight
center of curvature, centre of curvature
bowels
bull's eye, bull
center of gravity, centre of gravity
center of mass, centre of mass
core
navel, navel point
nombril
core
nucleus
nucleus
hypernym
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
center centre nerve center nerve centre
sample sentences
"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
center center of attention centre centre of attention
sample sentences
"his stories made him the center of the party"
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum
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"the gist of the prosecutor's argument""the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story"
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the middle of a military or naval formation
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
center
sample sentences
"they had to reinforce the center"
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politically moderate persons; centrists
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
center
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member meronym
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
center centre
sample sentences
"they received messages from several centers"
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
center snapper
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"the center fumbled the handoff"
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(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
center
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a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
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center
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
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center
sample sentences
"it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"
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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center
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
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
center mall plaza shopping center shopping centre shopping mall
sample sentences
"a good plaza should have a movie house""they spent their weekends at the local malls"
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the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
<noun.food>
center centre
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
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center
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