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
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
Meaning 3 : direct one's attention on something

    Synonyms : centre,  concentrate,  focus,  pore,  rivet
Meaning 4 : move into the center

    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
Meaning 6 : the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

    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
Meaning 8 : equally distant from the extremes

    Synonyms : halfway,  middle,  midway
Meaning 9 : a place where some particular activity is concentrated

    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
Meaning 11 : a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

    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
Meaning 13 : center upon

    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
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
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

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

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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