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center, snapper | [in football] the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback | |
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center, middle, heart, centre, eye | an area that is approximately central within some larger region | |
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center | the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game | |
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center | a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game | |
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center | politically moderate persons; centrists | |
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focus, center, concentrate, rivet, pore, centre | direct one's attention on something | |
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center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre | a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process | |
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center, center on, focus on, concentrate on, revolve around, revolve about | center upon | |
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center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention | the object upon which interest and attention focuses | |
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center, centre | a building dedicated to a particular activity | |
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center | [in basketball] the person who plays center on a basketball team | |
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center, centre | move into the center | |
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center, centre, midpoint | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure | |
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center, substance, core, heart, essence, sum, centre, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, heart and soul, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | |
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center | the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play | |
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center | [in ice_hockey] the person who plays center on a hockey team | |
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center, centre | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering | |
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center, centre | a place where some particular activity is concentrated | |
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center, centerfield, center field | the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher | |
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center | [in military] the middle of a military or naval formation | |
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halfway, middle, center, midway | equally distant from the extremes | |
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center | of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually | |
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shopping center, center, plaza, mall, shopping mall, shopping centre | 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 |