Definition of "Center" :

noun: a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

noun: (American football) 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."

noun: the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

noun: a building dedicated to a particular activity

"They were raising money to build a new center for research."

noun: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

"He hit the ball to deep center."

noun: 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

noun: a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

"In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere."

noun: the object upon which interest and attention focuses

"His stories made him the center of the party."

noun: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

noun: the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering

noun: politically moderate persons; centrists

noun: the middle of a military or naval formation

"They had to reinforce the center."

noun: a place where some particular activity is concentrated

"They received messages from several centers."

noun: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

noun: an area that is approximately central within some larger region

"It is in the center of town."

noun: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

"The center fumbled the handoff."

noun: (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

noun: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

verb: direct one's attention on something

verb: move into the center

"That vase in the picture is not centered."

verb: center upon

"Her entire attention centered on her children."

adjective: equally distant from the extremes

adjective: of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually