center

1. An area that is approximately central within some larger region (synset 108540894)
   "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"
   is a type of: area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
   subtypes:

   • center stage, centre stage - the central area on a theater stage
   • central city, city center, city centre - the central part of a city
   • storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
   • financial center - the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
   • hub - a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
   • inner city - the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
   • medical center - the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
   • midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
   • seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
   • midstream - the middle of a stream
   specific instances: city of london, the city - the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London
   same as: centre, eye, heart, middle
2. The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher (synset 102997788)
   "he hit the ball to deep center"
   is a type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract - an extended area of land
   is a part of: outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
   same as: center field, centerfield
3. A building dedicated to a particular activity (synset 102997001)
   "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
   is a type of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
   subtypes:

   • burn center - a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
   • call center, call centre - a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)
   • civic center, community center - a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities
   • conference center, conference house - a center where conferences can be conducted
   • control center - the operational center for a group of related activities
   • research center, research facility - a center where research is done
   • service club - a recreational center for servicemen
   • settlement house - a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services
   • student center - a center for student activities at a college or university
   same as: centre
4. A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure (synset 108538999)
   is a type of: point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
   subtypes:

   • bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
   • center of curvature, centre of curvature - the center of the circle of curvature
   • bowels - the center of the Earth
   • bull, bull's eye - the center of a target
   • center of gravity, centre of gravity - the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
   • center of mass, centre of mass - point representing the mean position of the matter in a body
   • core - the center of an object
   • navel, navel point - the center point or middle of something
   • nombril - the center point on a shield
   • core - the central part of the Earth
   • nucleus - the positively charged dense center of an atom
   • nucleus - (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
   same as: centre, midpoint
5. The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (synset 105929717)
   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
   is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
   subtypes:

   • bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements
   • hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
   • haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
   • quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something
   • stuff - a critically important or characteristic component
   same as: centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
6. The object upon which interest and attention focuses (synset 105820064)
   "his stories made him the center of the party"
   is a type of: object - the focus of cognitions or feelings
   subtypes:

   • conversation piece - something interesting that stimulates conversation
   • crosshairs - a center of interest
   • cynosure - something that strongly attracts attention and admiration
   • eye-catcher - a striking person or thing that attracts attention
   same as: center of attention, centre, centre of attention
7. A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process (synset 105471109)
   "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
   is a type of: neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
   subtypes:

   • auditory center - the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve
   • olfactory brain, rhinencephalon - a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
   • broca's area, broca's center, broca's convolution, broca's gyrus, convolution of broca - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
   • wernicke's area, wernicke's center - the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
   • superior colliculus - an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex
   • inferior colliculus - an essential auditory center in the midbrain
   • respiratory center - the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles
   same as: centre, nerve center, nerve centre
8. The middle of a military or naval formation (synset 108498843)
   "they had to reinforce the center"
   referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
   is a type of: formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
9. (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team (synset 109924009)
   referred to in: basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
   is a type of: basketball player, basketeer, cager - an athlete who plays basketball
   specific instances: bill russell, russell, william felton russell - United States basketball center (born in 1934)
10. (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback (synset 109923774)
    "the center fumbled the handoff"
    referred to in: football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
    is a type of: lineman - one of the players on the line of scrimmage
    same as: snapper
11. A place where some particular activity is concentrated (synset 108531106)
    "they received messages from several centers"
    is a type of: place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose
    subtypes:

    • nerve center, nerve centre - a center that provides information and control
    • capital - a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
    same as: centre
12. Politically moderate persons;
    Centrists (synset 108433480)
    is a type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum - people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    member holonym: centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist - a person who takes a position in the political center
13. (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team (synset 109924161)
    referred to in: hockey, hockey game, ice hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks
    is a type of: hockey player, ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey
14. The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering (synset 107618221)
    is a type of: confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar
    substance meronym: chocolate candy - candy made with chocolate
    same as: centre
15. 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 (synset 103971750)
    "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
    is a type of: mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods
    has: food court - an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area)
    same as: mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall
16. The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game (synset 100729762)
    is a type of: position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    belongs to: hockey team - a team that plays ice hockey
17. (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play (synset 100728798)
    "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback"
    is a type of: lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
    belongs to: eleven, football team - a team that plays football
18. A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game (synset 100726757)
    is a type of: position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    belongs to: basketball team, five - a team that plays basketball

1. Equally distant from the extremes (synset 300331404)
   similar to: central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
   same as: halfway, middle, midway
2. Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually (synset 302039031)
   similar to: centrist, middle-of-the-road - supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative

1. Center upon (synset 202682306)
   "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
   is a type of: bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on - be relevant to
   same as: center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
2. Direct one's attention on something (synset 200724156)
   "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
   is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
   subtypes:

   • absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep - devote (oneself) fully to
   • recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
   • think - focus one's attention on a certain state
   • zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on
   • hear, listen, take heed - listen and pay attention
   same as: centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
   verb group: rivet - hold (someone's attention)
3. Move into the center (synset 201856668)
   "That vase in the picture is not centered"
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   same as: centre

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