center

(s) equally distant from the extremes halfway, midway, middle,
(a) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

Nouns

(n) 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
middle, centre, eye, heart,
(n) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- he hit the ball to deep center
centerfield, center field,
(n) a building dedicated to a particular activity
- they were raising money to build a new center for research
centre,
(n) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure midpoint, centre,
(n) 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
essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, substance, kernel, meat, nub, core, sum, heart, marrow, centre,
(n) the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- his stories made him the center of the party
center of attention, centre of attention, centre,
(n) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
nerve center, nerve centre, centre,
(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
snapper,
(n) a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- they received messages from several centers
centre,
(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 centre,
(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
- a good plaza should have a movie house
- they spent their weekends at the local malls
shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall, mall, plaza,
(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

Verbs

(v) center upon
- Her entire attention centered on her children
- Our day revolved around our work
center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around,
(v) direct one's attention on something
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
focus, pore, rivet, centre, concentrate,
(v) move into the center
- That vase in the picture is not centered
centre,

Synonyms

halfway midway middle center on concentrate on focus on revolve about revolve around centre eye heart centerfield center field focus pore rivet concentrate midpoint essence heart and soul inwardness nitty-gritty gist pith substance kernel meat nub core sum marrow center of attention centre of attention nerve center nerve centre snapper shopping center shopping centre shopping mall mall plaza

Antonyms

right left

Words of close approximity

cental centas centre