ETYM French centre, from Latin centrum, from round which a circle is described, Greek kentron center.
(Alternate spelling: centre).
1. A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure; SYN. centre, midpoint.
2. An area that is approximately central within some larger region; SYN. centre, middle, heart, eye.
3. The object upon which interest and attention focuses; SYN. center of attention.
4. A building dedicated to a particular activity; SYN. centre.
5. A place where some particular activity is concentrated; SYN. centre.
6. A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game.
7. (Basketball) The person who plays center.
8. The middle of a military or naval formation.
9. (Football) The position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play.
10. (Ice hockey) The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game.
11. A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; SYN. centre, nerve center, nerve centre.
12. Politically moderate persons; centrists.

(Alternate spelling: centre).
To move into the center; SYN. centre.

(Alternate spelling: centre).
Equally distant from the extremes; SYN. halfway, middle, midway.
Of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually.

1. City in Missouri (USA); zip code 63436.
2. City in North Dakota (USA).
3. City in Texas (USA); zip code 75935.
4. Town in Colorado (USA); zip code 81125.
5. Village in Nebraska (USA); zip code 68724.

To align characters around a point located in the middle of a line, page, or other defined area; in effect, to place text an equal distance from each margin or border. See also align (definition 1).