• of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
noun
• an area that is approximately central within some larger region
• the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
• a building dedicated to a particular activity
• a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• the object upon which interest and attention focuses
• a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
• the middle of a military or naval formation
• (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
• (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
• a place where some particular activity is concentrated
• politically moderate persons; centrists
• (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
• the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
• 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
• the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
• (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
• a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
• (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship
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