bight vs centre

centre vs bight

bight and centre both are nouns.

bight is not an adjective while centre is an adjective.

bight and centre both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bight	Yes	No	Yes	No
centre	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, centre is a hypernym of bight; that is, centre is a word with a broader meaning than bight:

bight: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
centre: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

Other hypernyms of bight include center, midpoint.

bight (noun)	centre (noun)
the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)	a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline	(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)	the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
a loop in a rope	a building dedicated to a particular activity
	the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
	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 cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	the object upon which interest and attention focuses
	the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
	politically moderate persons; centrists
	the middle of a military or naval formation
	a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
	an area that is approximately central within some larger region
	a place where some particular activity is concentrated
	(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
	(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
	(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team

bight (adjective)	centre (adjective)
	of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
	equally distant from the extremes

bight (verb)	centre (verb)
fasten with a bight	direct one's attention on something
	move into the center
	center upon

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