Center definition

Center as a noun

1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region

   "it is in the center of town"

   Same sense: heart, middle, eye, centre

2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

   "he hit the ball to deep center"

   Same sense: centre, center field, centerfield

3. a building dedicated to a particular activity

   "they were raising money to build a new center for research"

   Same sense: centre

4. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

   Same sense: centre, midpoint

5. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

   Same sense: heart, centre, core, heart and soul, meat, sum, substance, essence

6. the object upon which interest and attention focuses

   "his stories made him the center of the party"

   Same sense: centre, center of attention, centre of attention

7. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

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

   Same sense: centre, nerve center, nerve centre

8. the middle of a military or naval formation

   "they had to reinforce the center"

   Same sense: centre

9. (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team

   Same sense: centre

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

    "the center fumbled the handoff"

    Same sense: centre, snapper

11. a place where some particular activity is concentrated

    "they received messages from several centers"

    Same sense: centre

12. politically moderate persons; centrists

    Same sense: centre

13. (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

    Same sense: centre

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

    Same sense: centre

15. 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 t

    Same sense: centre, shopping center, shopping centre, mall, shopping mall, plaza

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

    Same sense: centre

17. (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"

    Same sense: centre

18. a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game

    Same sense: centre

Center as a verb

19. center upon

    "Her entire attention centered on her children"

    Same sense: center on, focus on, centre, concentrate on, revolve about, revolve around

20. direct one's attention on something

    Same sense: focus, centre, concentrate, pore, rivet

21. move into the center

    "That vase in the picture is not centered"

    Same sense: centre

Center as an adjective

22. equally distant from the extremes

    Same sense: middle, centre, halfway, midway

23. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

    Same sense: centre

Synonyms and antonyms

• heart definition
• middle definition
• eye
• centre
• center field
• centerfield
• midpoint
• core
• heart and soul
• meat
• sum
• substance
• essence
• center of attention
• centre of attention
• nerve center
• nerve centre
• snapper
• shopping center
• shopping centre
• mall
• shopping mall
• plaza
• center on

Opposites: right, left.

How to say center

Center has 2 syllables and rhymes with centre. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with center

• centre
• enter
• inventor
• epicenter
• renter
• venter
• experimenter
• tormentor
• multicenter
• dissenter
• supercenter
• stentor

CENTER in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

3

Is CENTER a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CENTER in the word checker, or unscramble CENTER to see its 3 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.