center
halfway
middle
midway
centre
equally distant from the extremes
concentrate
focus
pore
rivet
direct one's attention on something
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
(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
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
move into the center
That vase in the picture is not centered
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
focus on
center on
revolve around
revolve about
concentrate on
center upon
Her entire attention centered on her children
Our day revolved around our work
a building dedicated to a particular activity
they were raising money to build a new center for research
center field
centerfield
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
he hit the ball to deep center
plaza
mall
shopping mall
shopping center
shopping centre
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
nerve center
nerve centre
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
center of attention
centre of attention
the object upon which interest and attention focuses
his stories made him the center of the party
kernel
substance
core
essence
gist
heart
heart and soul
inwardness
marrow
meat
nub
pith
sum
nitty-gritty
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
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
politically moderate persons; centrists
the middle of a military or naval formation
they had to reinforce the center
a place where some particular activity is concentrated
they received messages from several centers
midpoint
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
eye
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
snapper
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
the center fumbled the handoff
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team