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"they were raising money to build a new center for research"nouna building dedicated to a particular activity
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"his stories made him the center of the party"nounthe object upon which interest and attention focuses
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verbdirect one's attention on something
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"That vase in the picture is not centered"verbmove into the center
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"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"nouna cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
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nounthe sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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nounmercantile 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
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adjectiveequally distant from the extremes
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"they received messages from several centers"nouna place where some particular activity is concentrated
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"the center fumbled the handoff"noun(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
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"it is in the center of town"nounan area that is approximately central within some larger region
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"Her entire attention centered on her children"verbcenter upon
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nounthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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"he hit the ball to deep center"nounthe piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
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"it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"noun(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in playtype of:
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nouna position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the gametype of:
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noun(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball teamtype of:
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noun(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey teamtype of:
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adjectiveof or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
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nounpolitically moderate persons; centriststype of:
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"they had to reinforce the center"nounthe middle of a military or naval formationtype of:
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Definition that contains center
- center center upon
- ethnocentric centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own
- concentrate on center upon
- focus on center upon
- patricentric centered upon the father
- revolve about center upon
- matricentric centered upon the mother
- center on center upon
- revolve around center upon