Center
nnoun.locationan area that is approximately central within some larger regionRegion:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:centre eye heart middle
Examples:- it is in the center of town
- they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
- they were in the eye of the storm
Derivationally Related Form:centricalmiddlecentralcentric
Hypernyms:area country
Inherited Hypernyms:centerarearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:center stagecentral citycentre stagecity centercity centrefinancial centerhubinner citymedical centermidfieldmidstreamseatstorm centerstorm centre
Instance Hyponyms:City of London the City
Full Hyponyms:capitalcenter stagecity centercivic centercounty seatcounty townfinancial centerhubinner citymedical centermidfieldmidstreamnational capitalprovincial capitalseatseestate capitalstorm center
nnoun.artifactthe piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcherSynset:center field centerfield
Examples:- he hit the ball to deep center
Part Holonyms:outfield
Hypernyms:parcel parcel of land piece of ground piece of land tract
Inherited Hypernyms:center fieldtractgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta building dedicated to a particular activityRegion:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:centre
Examples:- they were raising money to build a new center for research
Hypernyms:building edifice
Inherited Hypernyms:centerbuildingstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:burn centercall centercall centrecivic centercommunity centerconference centerconference housecontrol centerresearch centerresearch facilityservice clubsettlement housestudent center
Full Hyponyms:burn centercall centercommunity centerconference centercontrol centerresearch centerservice clubsettlement housestudent center
nnoun.locationa point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figureRegion:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:centre midpoint
Derivationally Related Form:centercentricalcentralcentriccentre
Hypernyms:point
Inherited Hypernyms:centerpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bightbowelsbullbull's eyecenter of curvaturecenter of gravitycenter of masscentre of curvaturecentre of gravitycentre of masscorenavelnavel pointnombrilnucleus
Full Hyponyms:barycenterbightbowelsbull's eyecenter of buoyancycenter of curvaturecenter of flotationcenter of gravitycenter of masscentroidcorecorncobnavelnombrilnucleus
nnoun.cognitionthe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experienceSynset:centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness kernel marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum
Examples:- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
Derivationally Related Form:pithyessentialcentralsummatemeaty
Hypernyms:cognitive content content mental object
Inherited Hypernyms:kernelcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bare boneshaecceityhypostasisquiddityquintessencestuff
Full Hyponyms:bare boneshypostasisquiddityquintessencestuff
nnoun.cognitionthe object upon which interest and attention focusesRegion:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:center of attention centre centre of attention
Examples:- his stories made him the center of the party
Derivationally Related Form:centercentral
Hypernyms:object
Inherited Hypernyms:centerobjectcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:conversation piececrosshairscynosureeye-catcher
Full Hyponyms:conversation piececrosshairscynosureeye-catcher
nnoun.bodya cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily processRegion:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:centre nerve center nerve centre
Examples:- in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Hypernyms:neural structure
Inherited Hypernyms:centerneural structurestructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Broca's areaBroca's centerBroca's convolutionBroca's gyrusWernicke's areaWernicke's centerauditory centerconvolution of Brocainferior colliculusolfactory brainrespiratory centerrhinencephalonsuperior colliculus
Full Hyponyms:auditory centerbroca's areainferior colliculusrespiratory centerrhinencephalonsuperior colliculuswernicke's area
nnoun.groupthe middle of a military or naval formationTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Examples:- they had to reinforce the center
Hypernyms:formation
Inherited Hypernyms:centerformationarrangementgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.person(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball teamTopic:basketballbasketball gamehoops
Hypernyms:basketball player basketeer cager
Inherited Hypernyms:centerbasketball playerathletecontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:centerbasketball playerathletecontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Instance Hyponyms:Bill Russell Russell William Felton Russell
nnoun.person(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterbackTopic:footballfootball game
Synset:snapper
Examples:- the center fumbled the handoff
Derivationally Related Form:snap
Hypernyms:lineman
Inherited Hypernyms:centerlinemanfootball playerathletecontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:centerlinemanfootball playerathletecontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:centerlinemanfootball playerplayercontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:centerlinemanfootball playerplayercontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.locationa place where some particular activity is concentratedRegion:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:centre
Examples:- they received messages from several centers
Hypernyms:place property
Inherited Hypernyms:centerplacegeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:capitalnerve centernerve centre
Full Hyponyms:capitalnerve center
nnoun.grouppolitically moderate persons; centristsDerivationally Related Form:center
Hypernyms:class social class socio-economic class stratum
Inherited Hypernyms:centerclasspeoplegroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:centrist middle of the roader moderate moderationist
nnoun.person(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey teamTopic:hockeyhockey gameice hockey
Hypernyms:hockey player ice-hockey player
Inherited Hypernyms:centerhockey playerathletecontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:centerhockey playerathletecontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:centerhockey playerplayercontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:centerhockey playerplayercontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.foodthe sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other coveringRegion:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:centre
Substance Holonyms:chocolate candy
Hypernyms:confection sweet
Inherited Hypernyms:centersweetdaintynutrimentfoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactmercantile 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 marketplaceSynset:mall plaza shopping center shopping centre shopping mall
Examples:- a good plaza should have a movie house
- they spent their weekends at the local malls
Hypernyms:mercantile establishment outlet retail store sales outlet
Inherited Hypernyms:plazamercantile establishmentplace of businessestablishmentstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:food court
nnoun.actthe position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the gameMember Holonyms:hockey team
Hypernyms:position
Inherited Hypernyms:centerpositionroleactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.act(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in playExamples:- it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback
Member Holonyms:eleven football team
Hypernyms:lineman
Inherited Hypernyms:centerlinemanpositionroleactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.acta position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the gameMember Holonyms:basketball team five
Hypernyms:position
Inherited Hypernyms:centerpositionroleactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.stativecenter uponSynset:center on concentrate on focus on revolve about revolve around
Examples:- Her entire attention centered on her children
- Our day revolved around our work
Derivationally Related Form:centercentering
Hypernyms:bear on come to concern have to do with pertain refer relate touch touch on
Inherited Hypernyms:focus onrefer
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Something is ---ing PP (apply to: center) | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: center)
vverb.cognitiondirect one's attention on somethingSynset:centre concentrate focus pore rivet
Examples:- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Derivationally Related Form:centerconcentrationfocusingfocussingfocuscentering
Hypernyms:cerebrate cogitate think
Inherited Hypernyms:concentratethink
Direct Hyponyms:absorbengrossengulfhearimmerselistenplungerecallsoak upsteeptake heedthinkzoom in
Full Troponyms:drink ininclinelistenrecallsteepthinkzoom in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s on something | Somebody ---s (apply to: concentrate)
vverb.motionmove into the centerSynset:centre
Examples:- That vase in the picture is not centered
Derivationally Related Form:centercentre
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:centermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allequally distant from the extremesSynset:halfway middle midway
Antonyms:peripheral
Derivationally Related Form:center
Inherited Hypernyms:center
Similar to:central
adjadj.allof or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectuallyAntonyms:leftright
Derivationally Related Form:center
Inherited Hypernyms:center
Similar to:centrist middle-of-the-road