Center 1
Definition: A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts
of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place.
Center 2
Definition: The middle or central portion of anything. Center 3
Definition: A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things
are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction.
Center 4
Definition: The earth. Center 5
Definition: Those members
of a legislative assembly (as in France)
who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives
or monarchists,
who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals
or advanced republicans
who occupy the seats
on his left, See Right, and Left. Center 6
Definition: A temporary structure upon which the materials
of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
Center 7
Definition: One of the two conical steel pins,
in a lathe, etc.,
upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
Center 8
Definition: A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. Center 9
Definition: Alt. of Centre Center 10
Definition: Alt. of Centre center 11
Definition: a position on a basketball team of the player who participates
in the center jump to start the game center 12
Definition: 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" center 13
Definition: the position on a hockey team of the player who participates
in the face off at the beginning of the game center 14
Definition: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" center 15
Definition: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" center 16
Definition: 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 mov
center 17
Definition: a cluster of nerve cells
governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" center 18
Definition: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" center 19
Definition: 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" center 20
Definition: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
center 21
Definition: politically moderate persons; centrists
center 22
Definition: the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"
center 23
Definition: a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
center 24
Definition: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
center 25
Definition: 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"
center 26
Definition: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"
center 27
Definition: (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
center 28
Definition: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
center 29
Definition: direct one''s attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
center 30
Definition: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"
center 31
Definition: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
center 32
Definition: of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
