Definition of 'center'
Noun
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
Synonyms: centre middle heart eye - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"
Synonyms: center field centerfield - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
Synonyms: centre - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Synonyms: centre midpoint - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
Synonyms: kernel substance core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
Synonyms: center of attention - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
Synonyms: centre nerve center nerve centre - the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"
Synonyms: snapper - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
Synonyms: centre - politically moderate persons; centrists
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Synonyms: centre - 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; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
Synonyms: plaza mall shopping mall shopping center shopping centre - the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- 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"
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
Verb
- center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
Synonyms: focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Synonyms: concentrate focus centre pore rivet - move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"
Synonyms: centre
Adjective
- equally distant from the extremes
Synonyms: halfway middle midway - of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
Antonyms: right left
