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Meaning of center

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  center
      adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: {center(a)},
             {halfway}, {middle(a)}, {midway}]
      2: of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically
         or intellectually [ant: {left}, {right}]
      n 1: 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" [syn: {center}, {centre}, {middle}, {heart},
           {eye}]
      2: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the
         catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" [syn: {center
         field}, {centerfield}, {center}]
      3: a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were
         raising money to build a new center for research" [syn:
         {center}, {centre}]
      4: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the
         extremities of a figure [syn: {center}, {centre}, {midpoint}]
      5: 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" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center},
         {centre}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul},
         {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-
         gritty}]
      6: the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his
         stories made him the center of the party" [syn: {center},
         {centre}, {center of attention}, {centre of attention}]
      7: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
         "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
         [syn: {center}, {centre}, {nerve center}, {nerve centre}]
      8: the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to
         reinforce the center"
      9: (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
      10: (football) the person who plays center on the line of
          scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center
          fumbled the handoff" [syn: {center}, {snapper}]
      11: a place where some particular activity is concentrated;
          "they received messages from several centers" [syn:
          {center}, {centre}]
      12: politically moderate persons; centrists
      13: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
      14: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is
          enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: {center},
          {centre}]
      15: 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" [syn: {plaza},
          {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping center},
          {shopping centre}]
      16: the position on a hockey team of the player who participates
          in the face off at the beginning of the game
      17: (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"
      18: a position on a basketball team of the player who
          participates in the jump that starts the game
      v 1: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her
           children"; "Our day revolved around our work" [syn: {focus
           on}, {center on}, {revolve around}, {revolve about},
           {concentrate on}, {center}]
      2: direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
         studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate},
         {focus}, {center}, {centre}, {pore}, {rivet}]
      3: move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not
         centered" [syn: {center}, {centre}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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