| Sounds | seh'ner; seh'nter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Afrikaner ... yawner: 180 rhymes with ner... | |
| abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | ||
| Meaning | Equally distant from the extremes / extremes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | halfway, middle, midway | |
| Broader | central | In or near a center or constituting a center |
| Spanish | intermedio | |
| Catalan | intermedi | |
| Nouns | center | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| Meaning | Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | centrist, middle-of-the-road | supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative |
| Opposite | left | Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left |
| right | Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right | |
| Spanish | centrista | |
| Nouns | center | politically moderate persons |
| Meaning | The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher / catcher. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he hit the ball to deep center" | |
| Synonyms | center field, centerfield | |
| Part of | outfield | The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases |
| Broader | tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel | An extended area of land |
| Spanish | centro, exterior central | |
| Meaning | A building dedicated to a particular activity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they were raising money to build a new center for research" | |
| Synonym | centre | |
| Narrower | burn center | A center where patients with severe burns can be treated |
| call center, call centre | A center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) | |
| community center, civic center | A center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities | |
| conference center, conference house | A center where conferences can be conducted | |
| control center | The operational center for a group of related activities | |
| research center, research facility | A center where research is done | |
| service club | A recreational center for servicemen | |
| settlement house | A center in an underprivileged area that provides community services | |
| student center | A center for student activities at a college or university | |
| Broader | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
| Spanish | centro | |
| Catalan | centre | |
| Meaning | A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. | |
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| Synonyms | centre, midpoint | |
| Narrower | bight | The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) |
| bowels | The center of the Earth | |
| bull's eye, bull | The center of a target | |
| center of curvature, centre of curvature | The center of the circle of curvature | |
| center of gravity, centre of gravity | The point within something at which gravity can be considered to act | |
| center of mass, centre of mass | point representing the mean position of the matter in a body | |
| core | The center of an object | |
| core | The central part of the Earth | |
| navel, navel point | The center point or middle of something | |
| nombril | The center point on a shield | |
| nucleus | The positively charged dense center of an atom | |
| nucleus | (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet | |
| Broader | point | The precise location of something |
| Spanish | centro, medio, mitad, punto medio | |
| Catalan | centre, mig, punt mitjà | |
| Adjectives | center | equally distant from the extremes / extremes |
| central | in or near a center or constituting a center | |
| centric, centrical | having or situated at or near a center | |
| Verbs | center | move into the center |
| Meaning | The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | kernel, substance, core, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty | |
| Narrower | bare bones | (plural) the most basic facts or elements |
| hypostasis | (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality | |
| quiddity, haecceity | The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other | |
| quintessence | The purest and most concentrated essence of something | |
| stuff | A critically important or characteristic component | |
| Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
| Spanish | centro, corazón, enjundia, esencia, médula, meollo, núcleo, quid, sustancia | |
| Catalan | bessó, centre, cor, essència, nucli, quid, substància | |
| Adjectives | central | serving as an essential component |
| Meaning | The object upon which interest and attention focuses. | |
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| Example | "his stories made him the center of the party" | |
| Synonyms | centre, center of attention, centre of attention | |
| Narrower | conversation piece | Something interesting that stimulates / stimulates conversation |
| crosshairs | A center of interest | |
| cynosure | Something that strongly attracts attention and admiration | |
| eye-catcher | A striking person or thing that attracts attention | |
| Broader | object | The focus of cognitions or feelings |
| Spanish | centro de atención | |
| Catalan | centre d'atenció | |
| Adjectives | central | serving as an essential component |
| Verbs | center | direct one's attention on something |
| center | center upon | |
| Meaning | The middle of a military or naval formation. | |
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| Example | "they had to reinforce the center" | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | formation | An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit |
| Meaning | (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | basketball, basketball game, hoops | A game / game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players |
| Instances | Russell, Bill Russell, William Felton Russell | United States basketball center (born in 1934) |
| Broader | basketball player, basketeer, cager | An athlete who plays basketball |
| Meaning | (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback. | |
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| Example | "the center fumbled the handoff" | |
| Synonym | snapper | |
| Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
| Broader | lineman | One of the players on the line of scrimmage |
| Spanish | central, centrocampista, centro | |
| Catalan | central, centrecampista, centre | |
| Meaning | A place where some particular activity is concentrated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they received messages from several centers" | |
| Synonym | centre | |
| Narrower | capital | A center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product / product |
| nerve center, nerve centre | A center that provides information and control | |
| Broader | place, property | Any area set aside for a particular purpose |
| Meaning | politically moderate persons; centrists. | |
|---|---|---|
| Members | centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist | A person who takes a position in the political center |
| Broader | class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class | People having the same social, economic, or educational status |
| Adjectives | center | of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually |
| Meaning | (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ice hockey, hockey, hockey game | A game / game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks |
| Broader | hockey player, ice-hockey player | An athlete who plays hockey |
| Spanish | central | |
| Catalan | central | |
| Meaning | The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | centre | |
| Broader | sweet, confection | A food rich in sugar |
| Substance of | chocolate candy | candy made with chocolate |
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | plaza, mall, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre | |
| Parts | food court | An area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area) |
| Broader | mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet | A place of business for retailing goods |
| Spanish | centro comercial, galerías, mall, plaza | |
| Catalan | centre comercial | |
| Meaning | The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | hockey team | A team that plays ice hockey |
| Broader | position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player |
| Spanish | centro | |
| Meaning | (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback" | |
| Member of | football team, eleven | A team that plays football |
| Broader | lineman | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage |
| Meaning | A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | basketball team, five | A team that plays basketball |
| Broader | position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player |
| Meaning | Center upon. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Her entire attention centered on her children" | |
| Synonyms | focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on | |
| Broader | refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with | Be relevant to |
| Spanish | centrar, concentrar, enfocar | |
| Catalan | centrar, concentrar, enfocar | |
| Nouns | center | the object upon which interest and attention focuses |
| centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something | |
| Meaning | direct one's attention on something. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s on something | |
| Synonyms | concentrate, focus, centre, pore, rivet | |
| Narrower | listen, hear, take heed | listen and pay attention |
| recall | Cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression | |
| steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up | Devote (oneself) fully to | |
| think | Focus one's attention on a certain state | |
| zoom in | Examine closely | |
| Broader | think, cogitate, cerebrate | Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
| Similar to | rivet | hold (someone's attention) |
| Spanish | centrar, clavar, concentrarse, concentrar, enfocar, fijar | |
| Catalan | centrar, clavar, concentrar-se en, concentrar, enfocar, estar concentrat en, fixar | |
| Nouns | center | the object upon which interest and attention focuses |
| centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something | |
| Meaning | Move into the center. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "That vase in the picture is not centered" | |
| Synonym | centre | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| See also | center on | center upon |
| Nouns | center | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
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