Centers Meaning
There are 23 meaning(s) for word Centers
Meaning 1 : a building dedicated to a particular activity
Example : they were raising money to build a new center for research
Synonyms : centre
Example : they were raising money to build a new center for research
Synonyms : centre
Meaning 2 : the object upon which interest and attention focuses
Example : his stories made him the center of the party
Synonyms : center of attention, centre, centre of attention
Example : his stories made him the center of the party
Synonyms : center of attention, centre, centre of attention
Meaning 4 : move into the center
Example : That vase in the picture is not centered
Synonyms : centre
Example : That vase in the picture is not centered
Synonyms : centre
Meaning 5 : a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Example : in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Synonyms : centre, nerve center, nerve centre
Example : in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Synonyms : centre, nerve center, nerve centre
Meaning 6 : the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
Synonyms : centre
Synonyms : centre
Meaning 7 : 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 : mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall
Synonyms : mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall
Meaning 9 : a place where some particular activity is concentrated
Example : they received messages from several centers
Synonyms : centre
Example : they received messages from several centers
Synonyms : centre
Meaning 10 : (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
Example : the center fumbled the handoff
Synonyms : snapper
Example : the center fumbled the handoff
Synonyms : snapper
Meaning 11 : a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Synonyms : centre, midpoint
Synonyms : centre, midpoint
Meaning 12 : an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Example : it is in the center of town
Synonyms : centre, eye, heart, middle
Example : it is in the center of town
Synonyms : centre, eye, heart, middle
Meaning 13 : center upon
Example : Her entire attention centered on her children
Synonyms : center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
Example : Her entire attention centered on her children
Synonyms : center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
Meaning 14 : the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Synonyms : centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
Synonyms : centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
Meaning 15 : the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
Example : he hit the ball to deep center
Synonyms : center field, centerfield
Example : he hit the ball to deep center
Synonyms : center field, centerfield
Meaning 16 : (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
Example : it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback
Meaning 17 : a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
Meaning 18 : (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
Meaning 19 : (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
Meaning 20 : of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
Meaning 21 : politically moderate persons; centrists
Meaning 22 : the middle of a military or naval formation
Example : they had to reinforce the center
Example : they had to reinforce the center
Meaning 23 : the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
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