Hyphenation of center

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word center? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of center:

1.
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
2.
The piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
He hit the ball to deep center
3.
A building dedicated to a particular activity
They were raising money to build a new center for research
4.
A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
5.
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
6.
The object upon which interest and attention focuses
His stories made him the center of the party
7.
A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
8.
The middle of a military or naval formation
They had to reinforce the center
9.
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
10.
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
The center fumbled the handoff
11.
A place where some particular activity is concentrated
They received messages from several centers
12.
Politically moderate persons
Centrists
13.
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
14.
The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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 traditional marketplace A good plaza should have a movie house They spent their weekends at the local malls
16.
The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
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
18.
A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
19.
Center upon
Her entire attention centered on her children Our day revolved around our work
20.
Direct one's attention on something
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
21.
Move into the center
That vase in the picture is not centered
22.
Equally distant from the extremes
23.
Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

Synonyms of center:

adj halfway, middle, midway, central
adj center, centrist, middle-of-the-road
noun centre, middle, heart, eye, area, country
nouncenter field, tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
noun centre, building, edifice
noun centre, midpoint, point
noun kernel, substance, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty, content, cognitive content, mental object
nouncenter of attention, object
noun centre, nerve center, nerve centre, neural structure
noun formation
nounbasketball player, basketeer, cager
noun snapper, lineman
noun centre, place, property
noun class, social class, socio-economic class
nounhockey player, ice-hockey player
noun centre, sweet, confection, confectionery
noun plaza, mall, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre, mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet
noun position
noun lineman
noun position
verbfocus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
verb concentrate, focus, centre, pore, rivet, think, cogitate, cerebrate
verb centre, move, displace, center on

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