center: Information About The Word 'center'

center is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'center' is made up of 6 letters.

• (a) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
• (n) 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"
• (n) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center"
• (n) a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research"
• (n) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
• (n) 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"
• (n) the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
• (n) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
• (n) the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center"
• (n) (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
• (n) (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff"
• (n) a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"
• (n) politically moderate persons; centrists
• (n) (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
• (n) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
• (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; "a good plaza should have a mov
• (n) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
• (n) 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"
• (n) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game
• (v) center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"
• (v) direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
• (v) move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"

Using the word 'center' in Scrabble will fetch you 8 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 10 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'center'

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