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Noun center has 18 senses
- center, centre, middle, heart, eye - 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"
--1 is a kind of area, country
--1 has particulars:
- center field, center - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"
--2 is a kind of tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
--2 is a part of outfield
- center, centre - a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
--3 is a kind of building, edifice
--3 has particulars:
- center, centre, midpoint - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
--4 is a kind of point
--4 has particulars:
- kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty - 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"
--5 is a kind of content, cognitive content, mental object
--5 has particulars:
- center, center of attention - the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
--6 is a kind of object
--6 has particulars: conversation piece; crosshairs; cynosure; eye-catcher
- center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre - a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
--7 is a kind of neural structure
--7 has particulars:
- center - the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"
--8 is a kind of formation
- center - (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
--9 is a kind of basketball player, basketeer, cager
--9 has particulars: Russell, Bill Russell, William Felton Russell
- center, snapper - (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"
--10 is a kind of lineman
- center, centre - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
--11 is a kind of place, property
--11 has particulars: nerve center, nerve centre
- center - politically moderate persons; centrists
--12 is a kind of class, social class, socio-economic class
--12 has members: centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist
- center - (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
--13 is a kind of hockey player, ice-hockey player
- center, centre - the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
--14 is a kind of sweet, confection, confectionery
--14 is a substance of chocolate candy
- plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, 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; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
--15 is a kind of mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet
- center - the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
--16 is a kind of position
--16 is a member of hockey team
- center - 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"
--17 is a kind of lineman
--17 is a member of football team, eleven
- center - a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game
--18 is a kind of position
--18 is a member of basketball team, five
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