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. |
Shield
(n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler. |
Shield
(n.) Anything which protects or defends |
Shield
(n.) Figuratively, one who protects or defends. |
Shield
(n.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci. |
Shield
(n.) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon. |
Shield
(n.) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses. |
Shield
(n.) A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield. |
Shield
(n.) A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield. |
Shield
(n.) To cover with, or as with, a shield |
Shield
(n.) To ward off |
Shield
(n.) To avert, as a misfortune |
Shield-bearer
(n.) One who, or that which, carries a shield. |
Shield-bearer
(n.) Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves. |
Socket
(n.) An opening into which anything is fitted |
Socket
(n.) Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. |
Water shield
() An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly. |
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 |
carapace
shell cuticle
shield a | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
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 |
| ball-and-socket joint | a joint that can rotate within a socket |
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 |
| electric socket | a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted |
| entertainment center | a wall unit containing sound and television systems |
| heat shield | a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry |
| nipple shield | a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women |
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 |
| shield buckler | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows |
| shield | a protective covering or structure |
| socket | a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted |
| socket | receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted |
| socket wrench | a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted |
| student center | a center for student activities at a college or university |
wall socket
wall plug
electric outlet
electrical outlet
outlet electric receptacle | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices |
World Trade Center
WTC
twin towers | twin skyscrapersstories high in New York City, built feet tall into , destroyed by a terrorist attack on September , |
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 |
| socket | a bony hollow into which a structure fits |
| hip socket | the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone |
eye socket
orbit
cranial orbit
orbital cavity | the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball |
tooth socket
alveolus | a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth |
center
centre
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 |
| auditory center | the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve |
Broca's area
Broca's center
Broca's gyrus
Broca's convolution
convolution of Broca | the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people |
Wernicke's area
Wernicke's center | the auditory word center, located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people |
ball-and-socket joint
spheroid joint
cotyloid joint
enarthrodial joint
enarthrosis
articulatio spheroidea | a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone |
| respiratory center | the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles |
center centre 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
center
centre
essence
gist
heart heart and soul
inwardness marrow
meat
nub
pith
sum
nitty-gritty f a e a c | 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 |
center spread
centre spread | the spread at the center of a magazine |
Star of David
Shield of David
Magen David
Mogen David
Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
center
centre | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC | a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, located in Atlanta, investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) |