centers

noun

a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play

the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers

the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

politically moderate persons

a place where some particular activity is concentrated

(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

the middle of a military or naval formation

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

the object upon which interest and attention focuses

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

a building dedicated to a particular activity

the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

verb

move into the center

direct one's attention on something

center upon

adjective

of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

equally distant from the extremes

Roots

kentroncent- · Greek · center

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