center-n; 11 Senses

Sense Number 1: central piece of land

Commentary: centre, middle, heart, eye - an area that is approximately central within some larger region

Examples:
It is in the center of town.
They ran forward into the center of the struggle.
They were in the center of the storm.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1 4 14

Sense Number 2: central location of activity

Commentary: a location specific to a particular activity

Examples:
They were raising money to build a new center for research.
In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3 7 11

Sense Number 3: middle of intangible thing

Commentary: 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

Examples:
The center of the prosecutor's argument was made clear in the first sentence.
He thinks he is center of the Republican Party.
The center of the story is based on a lie, we can't print this.
His stories made him the center of the party.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 5 6

Sense Number 4: middle of the formation

Commentary: the middle of a military or naval formation

Examples:
They had not reinforce the center.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 5: moderate people

Commentary: politically moderate persons; centrists

Examples:
Those supporting the center wanted an autocratic government and a dictator.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 12

Sense Number 6: the mall

Commentary: 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 convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

Examples:
A good center should have a movie house.
They spent their weekends at the local centers.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 15

Sense Number 7: center field

Commentary: the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

Examples:
He hit the ball to deep center.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 8: snapper

Commentary: the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback

Examples:
The center fumbled the handoff.
It's the center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 10 17

Sense Number 9: position

Commentary: the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game

Examples:
George played center when they let him leave the bench.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 13 16

Sense Number 10: position

Commentary: a position or person who participates in the center jump to start the game

Examples:
Suzy plays center for her high school basketball team.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 9 18

Sense Number 11: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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