- center, halfway, middle, midway - equally distant from the extremes
Antonym: peripheral (indirect, via central)
- center - of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
Antonyms: right, conservative, reactionary, reactionist, far-right, rightish, rightist, right-wing, left, far left, leftish, leftist, left-of-center, left-wing, liberal
- 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 stage, centre stage; city center, city centre, central city; storm center, storm centre; financial center; hub; inner city; medical center; midfield; seat; City of London, the City; midstream - 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:Derived form: verb center3 - 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:bare bones; hypostasis; quiddity, haecceity; quintessence; stuff - 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-catcherDerived forms: verb center1, verb center2 - 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 - center - (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
--1 is one way to refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun center6, noun centering1
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
=> Something is ----ing PP
=> Somebody ----s PP
- concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
--2 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun center6, noun centering1
Somebody ----s on something
- center, centre - move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"
--3 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun center4
Somebody ----s something