center


Meanings

  • an area that is approximately central within some larger region;
    • "it is in the center of town"
  • the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher;
    • "he hit the ball to deep center"
  • a building dedicated to a particular activity;
    • "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
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
  • the object upon which interest and attention focuses;
    • "his stories made him the center of the party"
  • a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
    • "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;
    • "the center fumbled the handoff"
  • a place where some particular activity is concentrated;
    • "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
  • 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;
  • the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
  • (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"
  • a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
  • center upon;
    • "Her entire attention centered on her children"
  • direct one's attention on something;
  • move into the center;
    • "That vase in the picture is not centered"
  • equally distant from the extremes
  • of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
  • CENTER v -ED, -ING, -S to place at the center (the midpoint)


Scrabble Score: 8

center is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

center is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

center is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

center is a valid Words With Friends word