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English adjective: center | |||
| 1. | center equally distant from the extremes | ||
| Synonyms | halfway, middle, midway | ||
| Similar | central | ||
| Antonyms | peripheral | ||
| 2. | center of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually | ||
| Similar | centrist, middle-of-the-road | ||
| Antonyms | left, right | ||
English noun: center | |||
| 1. | center (location) an area that is approximately central within some larger region | ||
| Samples | It is in the center of town. They ran forward into the heart of the struggle. They were in the eye of the storm. | ||
| Synonyms | centre, eye, heart, middle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, country | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | center stage, central city, centre stage, city center, city centre, financial center, hub, inner city, medical center, midfield, midstream, seat, storm center, storm centre | ||
| Instance hyponym | City of London, the City | ||
| 2. | center (artifact) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher | ||
| Samples | He hit the ball to deep center. | ||
| Synonyms | center field, centerfield | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract | ||
| Part meronym | outfield | ||
| 3. | center (artifact) a building dedicated to a particular activity | ||
| Samples | They were raising money to build a new center for research. | ||
| Synonyms | centre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building, edifice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burn center, call center, call centre, civic center, community center, conference center, conference house, control center, research center, research facility, service club, settlement house, student center | ||
| 4. | center (location) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure | ||
| Synonyms | centre, midpoint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bight, bowels, bull, bull's eye, center of curvature, center of gravity, center of mass, centre of curvature, centre of gravity, centre of mass, core, core, navel, navel point, nombril, nucleus, nucleus | ||
| 5. | center (cognition) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
| Samples | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
| Synonyms | centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
| 6. | center (cognition) the object upon which interest and attention focuses | ||
| Samples | His stories made him the center of the party. | ||
| Synonyms | center of attention, centre, centre of attention | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conversation piece, crosshairs, cynosure, eye-catcher | ||
| 7. | center (body) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process | ||
| Samples | In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere. | ||
| Synonyms | centre, nerve center, nerve centre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | neural structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | auditory center, Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca, inferior colliculus, olfactory brain, respiratory center, rhinencephalon, superior colliculus, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center | ||
| 8. | center (group) the middle of a military or naval formation | ||
| Samples | They had to reinforce the center. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 9. | center (person) (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | basketball player, basketeer, cager | ||
| Instance hyponym | Bill Russell, Russell, William Felton Russell | ||
| Domain category | basketball, basketball game, hoops | ||
| 10. | center (person) (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback | ||
| Samples | The center fumbled the handoff. | ||
| Synonyms | snapper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lineman | ||
| Domain category | football, football game | ||
| 11. | center (location) a place where some particular activity is concentrated | ||
| Samples | They received messages from several centers. | ||
| Synonyms | centre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capital, nerve center, nerve centre | ||
| 12. | center (group) politically moderate persons; centrists | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | ||
| Member holonym | centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist | ||
| 13. | center (person) (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hockey player, ice-hockey player | ||
| Domain category | hockey, hockey game, ice hockey | ||
| 14. | center (food) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering | ||
| Synonyms | centre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confection, sweet | ||
| Substance meronym | chocolate candy | ||
| 15. | center (artifact) 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 | ||
| Samples | A good plaza should have a movie house. They spent their weekends at the local malls. | ||
| Synonyms | mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet | ||
| Part holonym | food court | ||
| 16. | center (act) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position | ||
| Member meronym | hockey team | ||
| 17. | center (act) (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play | ||
| Samples | It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lineman | ||
| Member meronym | eleven, football team | ||
| 18. | center (act) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position | ||
| Member meronym | basketball team, five | ||
English verb: center | |||
| 1. | center (stative) center upon | ||
| Samples | Her entire attention centered on her children. Our day revolved around our work. | ||
| Synonyms | center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | ||
| 2. | center (cognition) direct one's attention on something | ||
| Samples | Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies. | ||
| Synonyms | centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s on something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absorb, engross, engulf, hear, immerse, listen, plunge, recall, soak up, steep, take heed, think, zoom in | ||
| Verb group | rivet | ||
| 3. | center (motion) move into the center | ||
| Samples | That vase in the picture is not centered. | ||
| Synonyms | centre | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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