DICTOMETER

CENTERS

1. Synonyms:
   • Center
   • Centre
   • Middle
   • Heart
   • Eye
   Definitions:
   • an area that is approximately central within some larger region
   Examples:
   • It is in the center of town
   • They ran forward into the heart of the struggle
   • They were in the eye of the storm
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Center field
   • Centerfield
   • Center
   Definitions:
   • the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
   Examples:
   • He hit the ball to deep center
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Center
   • Centre
   Definitions:
   • a building dedicated to a particular activity
   Examples:
   • They were raising money to build a new center for research
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Center
   • Centre
   • Midpoint
   Definitions:
   • a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Kernel
   • Substance
   • Core
   • Center
   • Centre
   • Essence
   • Gist
   • Heart
   • Heart and soul
   • Inwardness
   • Marrow
   • Meat
   • Nub
   • Pith
   • Sum
   • Nitty-gritty
   Definitions:
   • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   Examples:
   • The gist of the prosecutor's argument
   • The heart and soul of the Republican Party
   • The nub of the story
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Center
   • Centre
   • Center of attention
   • Centre of attention
   Definitions:
   • the object upon which interest and attention focuses
   Examples:
   • His stories made him the center of the party
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Center
   • Centre
   • Nerve center
   • Nerve centre
   Definitions:
   • a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
   Examples:
   • In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Center
   Definitions:
   • the middle of a military or naval formation
   Examples:
   • They had to reinforce the center
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Center
   Definitions:
   • (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Center
    • Snapper
    Definitions:
    • (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
    Examples:
    • The center fumbled the handoff
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Center
    • Centre
    Definitions:
    • a place where some particular activity is concentrated
    Examples:
    • They received messages from several centers
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Center
    Definitions:
    • politically moderate persons
    • centrists
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Center
    Definitions:
    • (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Center
    • Centre
    Definitions:
    • the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Plaza
    • Mall
    • Center
    • Shopping mall
    • Shopping center
    • Shopping centre
    Definitions:
    • 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
    Examples:
    • A good plaza should have a movie house
    • They spent their weekends at the local malls
    
    
16. Synonyms:
    • Center
    Definitions:
    • the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
    
    
17. Synonyms:
    • Center
    Definitions:
    • (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
    Examples:
    • It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback
    
    
18. Synonyms:
    • Center
    Definitions:
    • a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
    
    

1. Synonyms:
   • Focus on
   • Center on
   • Revolve around
   • Revolve about
   • Concentrate on
   • Center
   Definitions:
   • center upon
   Examples:
   • Her entire attention centered on her children
   • Our day revolved around our work
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Concentrate
   • Focus
   • Center
   • Centre
   • Pore
   • Rivet
   Definitions:
   • direct one's attention on something
   Examples:
   • Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Center
   • Centre
   Definitions:
   • move into the center
   Examples:
   • That vase in the picture is not centered