Center
(n.) A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle |
Center
(n.) The middle or central portion of anything. |
Center
(n.) A principal or important point of concentration |
Center
(n.) The earth. |
Center
(n.) Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right, and Left. |
Center
(n.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. |
Center
(n.) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. |
Center
(n.) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. |
Center
(v. i.) Alt. of Centre |
Centre
(v. i.) To be placed in a center |
Centre
(v. i.) To be collected to a point |
Center
(v. t.) Alt. of Centre |
Centre
(v. t.) To place or fix in the center or on a central point. |
Centre
(v. t.) To collect to a point |
Centre
(v. t.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. |
Centre
(n. & v.) See Center. |
Life
(n.) The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death |
Life
(n.) Of human beings: The union of the soul and body |
Life
(n.) The potential principle, or force, by which the organs of animals and plants are started and continued in the performance of their several and cooperative functions |
Life
(n.) Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also, the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of as resembling a natural organism in structure or functions |
Life
(n.) A certain way or manner of living with respect to conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation, etc. |
Life
(n.) Animation |
Life
(n.) That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor |
Life
(n.) The living or actual form, person, thing, or state |
Life
(n.) A person |
Life
(n.) The system of animal nature |
Life
(n.) An essential constituent of life, esp. the blood. |
Life
(n.) A history of the acts and events of a life |
Life
(n.) Enjoyment in the right use of the powers |
Life
(n.) Something dear to one as one's existence |
Life-giving
(a.) Giving life or spirit |
Life-preserver
(n.) An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the body while in the water. |
Life-saving
(a.) That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning |
Life-size
(a.) Of full size |
Life-weary
(a.) Weary of living. |
Self-life
(n.) Life for one's self |
| life | living things collectively, the oceans are teeming with life |
plant
flora
plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| career life history | the general progression of your working or professional life, the general had had a distinguished career, he had a long career in the law |
way
path
way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
nightlife
night life | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.), a futile search for intelligent nightlife, in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
| sporting life | active interest in gambling on sports events |
| nightlife night life | the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion |
walk of life
walk | careers in general, it happens in all walks of life |
business life
professional life | a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
center field
centerfield | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield |
| center | a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game |
| center | (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 |
| center | the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game |
extravagance
prodigality
lavishness
highlife
high life | excessive spending |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
cardiac resuscitation
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
kiss of life | an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration, the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing, attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen |
sexual love
lovemaking
making love
love
love life | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people, his lovemaking disgusted her, he hadn't had any love in months, he has a very complicated love life |
reproduction
procreation
breeding
facts of life | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
| life class | an art class using a live human model |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center
AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
bullpen
detention cell
detention centre | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily |
| burn center | a center where patients with severe burns can be treated |
call center
call centre | a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) |
center
centre | a building dedicated to a particular activity, they were raising money to build a new center for research |
center bit
centre bit | a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters |
center field
centerfield
center | the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher, he hit the ball to deep center |
| center punch | a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling) |
community center
civic center | a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities |
conference center
conference house | a center where conferences can be conducted |
| control center | the operational center for a group of related activities, the general in command never left the control center |
day nursery
day care center | a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work |
| entertainment center | a wall unit containing sound and television systems |
| Jaws of Life | hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside |
life buoy
lifesaver
life belt
life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
life jacket
life vest
cork jacket | life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design |
| life mask | a cast taken from the face of a living person |
| life office | life assurance office |
life preserver
preserver
flotation device | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning |
life raft
Carling float | a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency |
life-support system
life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
| life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
plaza mall center 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 |
research center
research facility | a center where research is done |
safety belt
life belt safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
| still life | a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers |
| student center | a center for student activities at a college or university |
World Trade Center
WTC
twin towers | twin skyscrapersstories high in New York City, built feet tall into , destroyed by a terrorist attack on September , |
liveliness
life spirit sprightliness | animation and energy in action or expression, it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it |
life style
life-style
lifestyle
modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes |
dead center
dead centre | the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque |
center of curvature
centre of curvature | the center of the circle of curvature |