| noun | an area that is approximately central within some larger region “it is in the center of town” |
| noun | the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher “he hit the ball to deep center” |
| noun | a building dedicated to a particular activity “they were raising money to build a new center for research” |
| noun | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
| noun | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience “the gist of the prosecutor's argument” |
| noun | the object upon which interest and attention focuses “his stories made him the center of the party” |
| noun | a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process “in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere” |
| noun | the middle of a military or naval formation “they had to reinforce the center” |
| noun | (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team |
| noun | (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback “the center fumbled the handoff” |
| noun | a place where some particular activity is concentrated “they received messages from several centers” |
| noun | politically moderate persons; centrists |
| noun | (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team |
| noun | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering |
| noun | 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 “a good plaza should have a movie house” |
| noun | the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game |
| noun | (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” |
| noun | a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game |
| verb | center upon “Her entire attention centered on her children” |
| verb | direct one's attention on something “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies” |
| verb | move into the center “That vase in the picture is not centered” |
| adjective | equally distant from the extremes |
| adjective | of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually |
| central | adjective | in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area |
| centric | adjective | having or situated at or near a center |
| centrical | adjective | having or situated at or near a center |
| middle | verb | put in the middle |
| center | adjective | equally distant from the extremes |
| center | verb | move into the center |
| centre | verb | move into the center |
| essential | adjective | of the greatest importance |
| meaty | adjective | being on topic and prompting thought |
| pithy | adjective | concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen |
| summate | verb | form or constitute a cumulative effect |
| snap | verb | put in play with a snap |
| center | noun | the object upon which interest and attention focuses |
| centering | noun | the concentration of attention or energy on something |
| concentration | noun | complete attention; intense mental effort |
| focus | noun | the concentration of attention or energy on something |
| focussing | noun | the concentration of attention or energy on something |
| focusing | noun | the concentration of attention or energy on something |
| centre | noun | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |