(n): a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
(n): the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
(n): an extended area of land
(n): a building dedicated to a particular activity
(n): a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
(n): a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
(n): the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
(n): the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
(n): the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
(n): the object upon which interest and attention focuses
(n): the focus of cognitions or feelings
(n): a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
(n): a structure that is part of the nervous system
(n): the middle of a military or naval formation
(n): an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
(n): (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(n): an athlete who plays basketball
(n): (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
(n): one of the players on the line of scrimmage
(n): a place where some particular activity is concentrated
(n): any area set aside for a particular purpose
(n): politically moderate persons; centrists
(n): people having the same social, economic, or educational status
(n): (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
(n): an athlete who plays hockey
(n): the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
(n): a food rich in sugar
(n): 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
(n): a place of business for retailing goods
(n): the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
(n): (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
(n): (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
(n): (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
(n): a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
(n): (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
(v): center upon
(v): be relevant to
(v): direct one's attention on something
(v): use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
(v): move into the center
(v): cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
(adj): prenominal), halfway, middle(prenominal), midway -- (equally distant from the extremes
(adj): vs. peripheral) -- (in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
(adj): vs. right) (vs. left) -- (of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
(adj): supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative