CENTER

(noun) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
(noun) (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"
(noun) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
(noun) a building dedicated to a particular activity
"they were raising money to build a new center for research"
synonyms : centre
(noun) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
"he hit the ball to deep center"
synonyms : center field , centerfield
(noun) 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 : mall , plaza , shopping center , shopping centre , shopping mall
(noun) 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
(noun) the object upon which interest and attention focuses
"his stories made him the center of the party"
synonyms : center of attention , centre , centre of attention
(noun) 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 : centre , core , essence , gist , heart , heart and soul , inwardness , kernel , marrow , meat , nitty-gritty , nub , pith , substance , sum
We finally understood the pith of his argument. -added by naila_inlas
The marrow of the lawyer's argument was that the defendant had committed the crime and needed to be punished severely. -added by naila_inlas
There's not a kernel of truth in what they say. -added by nithi
the kernel of your argument seems to be the inevitability of the division of that nation along ethnic lines -added by nithi
(noun) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
synonyms : centre
(noun) politically moderate persons; centrists
(noun) the middle of a military or naval formation
"they had to reinforce the center"
(noun) a place where some particular activity is concentrated
"they received messages from several centers"
synonyms : centre
(noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
synonyms : centre , midpoint
(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 , eye , heart , middle
(noun) (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
(noun) (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(noun) (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
(verb) direct one's attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
synonyms : centre , concentrate , focus , pore , rivet
She knew she had to pore over her books in order to pass tomorrow’s exam. -added by naila_inlas
"He is riveted by the video games" -added by sradha_inlas
(verb) move into the center
"That vase in the picture is not centered"
synonyms : centre
(verb) center upon
"Her entire attention centered on her children", "Our day revolved around our work"
synonyms : center on , concentrate on , focus on , revolve about , revolve around
(adj.) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
(adj.) equally distant from the extremes
synonyms : halfway , middle , midway

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