a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game;
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";
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game;
a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research";
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center";
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 mov;
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere";
the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party";
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story";
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering;
politically moderate persons; centrists;
the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center";
a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers";
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure;
an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm";
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff";
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team;
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team;
direct one''s attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies";
move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered";
center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work";
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually;
