eng: center

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Meaning
means	(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" middle, centre, center, eye, heart
means	(noun) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" centerfield, center field, center
means	(noun) a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" center, centre
means	(noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure center, centre, midpoint
means	(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" substance, gist, sum, heart, center, nitty-gritty, centre, kernel, core, meat, nub, pith, heart and soul, essence, marrow, inwardness
means	(noun) the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" center, center of attention, centre of attention, centre
means	(noun) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" centre, nerve center, center, nerve centre
means	(noun) the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center" center
means	(noun) (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team center
means	(noun) (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" snapper, center
means	(noun) a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" center, centre
means	(noun) politically moderate persons; centrists center
means	(noun) (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team center
means	(noun) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering centre, center
means	(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" shopping centre, shopping mall, shopping center, mall, plaza, center
means	(noun) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game center
means	(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" center
means	(noun) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game center
means	(verb) center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" concentrate on, revolve about, revolve around, center on, focus on, center
means	(verb) direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" rivet, focus, center, pore, centre, concentrate
means	(verb) move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" center, centre
means	(adjective) equally distant from the extremes halfway, middle, center, midway
means	(adjective) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually center
means	e/Center (group)
means	e/Center (rings)

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eng: center

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