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center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
a building dedicated to a particular activity
Type Words
Synonyms centre
Type of edifice, building
Has types student center, community center, civic center, settlement house, service club, conference house, conference center, research facility, research center, burn center, call center, call centre, control center


they were raising money to build a new center for research.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
Type Words
Synonyms center of attention, centre, centre of attention
Type of object
Has types crosshairs, cynosure, eye-catcher, conversation piece
Derivation central


his stories made him the center of the party.

center::verb | Spocien Dictionary

center
verb
/'sɛntər/
direct one's attention on something
Type Words
Synonyms centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
Type of cogitate, cerebrate, think
Has types steep, take heed, soak up, think, recall, plunge, listen, immerse, hear, engulf, engross, zoom in, absorb
Verb group rivet
Derivation centering

center::verb | Spocien Dictionary

center
verb
/'sɛntər/
move into the center
Type Words
Synonyms centre
Type of move, displace


That vase in the picture is not centered.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Type Words
Synonyms centre, nerve center, nerve centre
Type of neural structure
Has types broca's gyrus, rhinencephalon, broca's center, wernicke's center, wernicke's area, olfactory brain, broca's area, broca's convolution, convolution of broca, auditory center, inferior colliculus, superior colliculus, respiratory center


in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Type Words
Synonyms centre
Type of confection, sweet

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
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
Type Words
Synonyms mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall
Type of sales outlet, outlet, retail store, mercantile establishment

center::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

center
adjective
/'sɛntər/
equally distant from the extremes
Type Words
Synonyms halfway, middle, midway

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
Type Words
Synonyms centre
Type of property, place
Has types nerve center, capital, nerve centre


they received messages from several centers.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
Type Words
Synonyms snapper
Type of lineman


the center fumbled the handoff.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Type Words
Synonyms centre, midpoint
Type of point
Has types bight, center of curvature, navel, centre of gravity, core, centre of curvature, centre of mass, center of mass, center of gravity, nucleus, nombril, bull, navel point, bull's eye, bowels
Derivation centrical, central, centric

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Type Words
Synonyms centre, eye, heart, middle
Type of area, country
Has types midstream, center stage, central city, centre stage, city center, city centre, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center, midfield, seat, storm center, storm centre
Derivation centric, central, centrical


it is in the center of town.

center::verb | Spocien Dictionary

center
verb
/'sɛntər/
center upon
Type Words
Synonyms center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
Type of have to do with, touch on, refer, concern, pertain, come to, relate, bear on, touch
Derivation centering


Her entire attention centered on her children.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Type Words
Synonyms centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
Type of cognitive content, content, mental object
Has types hypostasis, stuff, quintessence, quiddity, haecceity, bare bones
Derivation central

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
Type Words
Synonyms center field, centerfield
Type of parcel, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel of land


he hit the ball to deep center.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
Type Words
Type of lineman


it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
Type Words
Type of position

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
Type Words
Type of cager, basketeer, basketball player

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
Type Words
Type of hockey player, ice-hockey player

center::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

center
adjective
/'sɛntər/
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
Type Words

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
politically moderate persons; centrists
Type Words
Type of class, stratum, socio-economic class, social class

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
the middle of a military or naval formation
Type Words
Type of formation


they had to reinforce the center.

center::noun | Spocien Dictionary

center
noun
/'sɛntər/
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
Type Words
Type of position
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.