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. |
Circle
(n.) A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the center. |
Circle
(n.) The line that bounds such a figure |
Circle
(n.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb of which consists of an entire circle. |
Circle
(n.) A round body |
Circle
(n.) Compass |
Circle
(n.) A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a central point of interest, or bound by a common tie |
Circle
(n.) A circular group of persons |
Circle
(n.) A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself. |
Circle
(n.) A form of argument in which two or more unproved statements are used to prove each other |
Circle
(n.) Indirect form of words |
Circle
(n.) A territorial division or district. |
Circle
(n.) To move around |
Circle
(n.) To encompass, as by a circle |
Circle
(v. i.) To move circularly |
Eye-spot
(n.) A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates, consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve termination. |
Eye-spot
(n.) An eyelike spot of color. |
Forty-spot
(n.) The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird (Pardalotus quadragintus). |
Spot
(n.) A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter |
Spot
(n.) A stain on character or reputation |
Spot
(n.) A small part of a different color from the main part, or from the ground upon which it is |
Spot
(n.) A small extent of space |
Spot
(n.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak. |
Spot
(n.) A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife. |
Spot
(n.) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish. |
Spot
(n.) Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for immediate delivery. |
Spot
(v. t.) To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter |
Spot
(v. t.) To mark or note so as to insure recognition |
Spot
(v. t.) To stain |
Spot
(v. i.) To become stained with spots. |
blot
smear
smirch
spot
stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
| spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning, spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees |
spot welding
spot-welding | creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points |
lap circle
circuit | movement once around a course, he drove an extra lap just for insurance |
| back circle | a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head |
| double leg circle | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels |
| grand circle | a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended |
| spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field, the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does |
position post
berth
office spot billet
place
situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
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 |
spot jamming
selective jamming | electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency |
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 |
| beauty spot | a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment |
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) |
circle
round | any circular or rotating mechanism, the machine punched out metal circles |
| circle dress circle | a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house, usually the first tier above the orchestra, they had excellent seats in the dress circle |
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 |
eight-spot
eight | one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face |
| entertainment center | a wall unit containing sound and television systems |
five-spot
five | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips |
four-spot
four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips |
hot spot
hotspot | a lively entertainment spot |
inclinometer
dip circle | a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) |
nine-spot
nine | one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face |
| one-spot | a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip |
parquet circle
parterre | seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) |
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 |
R-
Mexican valium
rophy
rope roofy
roach forget me drug
circle | street names for flunitrazepan |
research center
research facility | a center where research is done |
second balcony
family circle
upper balcony
peanut gallery | rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats |
seven-spot
seven | one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face |
six-spot
six | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips |
| spot | a business establishment for entertainment, night spot |
| spot | a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value, an eight-spot |
spotlight
spot | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area, used to focus attention of a stage performer |
| spot market | a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future |
spot weld
spot-weld | each of the welds made by welding at a separate point |
| student center | a center for student activities at a college or university |