Definitions:

1. a building dedicated to a particular activity noun
   • They were raising money to build a new center for research.
2. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process noun
   • In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.
3. a place where some particular activity is concentrated noun
   • They received messages from several centers.
4. an area that is approximately central within some larger region noun
   • It is in the center of town.
5. in American football, the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play noun
   • It is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.
6. the middle of a military or naval formation noun
   • They had to reinforce the center.
7. the object upon which interest and attention focuses noun
   • Their stories made them the center of the party.
8. the person who plays the center position on a sports team noun
   • The center fumbled the handoff.
9. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher, as related to baseball noun
   • I hit the ball to center.
10. to center upon verb
    • My entire attention centered on the children.
11. to move into the center verb
    • That vase in the picture is not centered.

NearBy Words:

• center
• centerboard
• centered
• centerfield
• centerfielder
• centerfold
• centering
• centerline
• centerpiece