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English to English adjective
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of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually |  | source: wordnet30 adjective satellite
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equally distant from the extremes | | source: wordnet30 noun
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an area that is approximately central within some larger region | | Example: it is in the center of town
they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
they were in the eye of the storm
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the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher | | Example: he hit the ball to deep center
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a building dedicated to a particular activity | | Example: they were raising money to build a new center for research
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a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure | | source: wordnet30
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | | Example: the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story
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the object upon which interest and attention focuses | | Example: his stories made him the center of the party
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a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process | | Example: in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
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the middle of a military or naval formation | | Example: they had to reinforce the center
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(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team | | source: wordnet30
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(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback | | Example: the center fumbled the handoff
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a place where some particular activity is concentrated | | Example: they received messages from several centers
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politically moderate persons; centrists | | source: wordnet30
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(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team | | source: wordnet30
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the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering | | source: wordnet30
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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 | | Example: a good plaza should have a movie house
they spent their weekends at the local malls
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the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game | | source: wordnet30
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(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
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a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game | | source: wordnet30
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A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. | | source: webster1913 verb
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center upon | | Example: Her entire attention centered on her children
Our day revolved around our work
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direct one's attention on something | | Example: Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
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move into the center | | Example: That vase in the picture is not centered
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To be placed in a center; to be central. | | source: webster1913
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To place or fix in the center or on a central point. | | source: webster1913
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