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Center Definition
(a)
of
or
belonging
to
neither
the
right
nor
the
left
politically
or
intellectually
(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
"
(n)
the
piece
of
ground
in
the
outfield
directly
ahead
of
the
catcher
; "
he
hit
the
ball
to
deep
center
"
(n)
a
building
dedicated
to
a
particular
activity
; "
they
were
raising
money
to
build
a
new
center
for
research
"
(n)
a
point
equidistant
from
the
ends
of
a
line
or
the
extremities
of
a
figure
(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
"
(n)
the
object
upon
which
interest
and
attention
focuses
; "
his
stories
made
him
the
center
of
the
party
"
(n)
a
cluster
of
nerve
cells
governing
a
specific
bodily
process
; "
in
most
people
the
speech
center
is
in
the
left
hemisphere
"
(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
"
(n)
a
place
where
some
particular
activity
is
concentrated
; "
they
received
messages
from
several
centers
"
(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
(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
mov
(n)
the
position
on
a
hockey
team
of
the
player
who
participates
in
the
face
off
at
the
beginning
of
the
game
(n)
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
center
jump
to
start
the
game
(v)
center
upon
; "
Her
entire
attention
centered
on
her
children
"; "
Our
day
revolved
around
our
work
"
(v)
direct
one
''
s
attention
on
something
; "
Please
focus
on
your
studies
and
not
on
your
hobbies
"
(v)
move
into
the
center
; "
That
vase
in
the
picture
is
not
centered
"
Center Synonyms
center
center field
center of attention
center on
centre
concentrate
concentrate on
core
essence
eye
focus
focus on
gist
heart
heart and soul
inwardness
kernel
mall
marrow
meat
middle
midpoint
nerve center
nerve centre
nitty-gritty
nub
pith
plaza
pore
revolve about
revolve around
rivet
shopping center
shopping centre
shopping mall
snapper
substance
sum
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