centered

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    n.

  • an area that is approximately central within some larger region; centre, middle, heart, eye

    it is in the center of town

    they ran forward into the heart of the struggle

    they were in the eye of the storm

  • the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; center field, centerfield

    he hit the ball to deep center

  • a building dedicated to a particular activity; centre

    they were raising money to build a new center for research

  • a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure; centre, midpoint
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; kernel, substance, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

    the gist of the prosecutor's argument

    the heart and soul of the Republican Party

    the nub of the story

  • the object upon which interest and attention focuses; center of attention

    his stories made him the center of the party

  • a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; centre, nerve center, nerve centre

    in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere

  • the middle of a military or naval formation

    they had to reinforce the center

  • (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
  • (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; snapper

    the center fumbled the handoff

  • a place where some particular activity is concentrated; centre

    they received messages from several centers

  • politically moderate persons; centrists
  • (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
  • the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering; centre
  • 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; plaza, mall, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre

    a good plaza should have a movie house

    they spent their weekends at the local malls

  • the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
  • 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

  • a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

    adj.

  • equally distant from the extremes; center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway
  • of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

centers|centered|centering|centre|centres|centred|centring
syn.: core heart middle nucleus