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center vs bight

bight vs center

center and bight both are nouns.

center is an adjective but bight is not an adjective.

center and bight both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
center Yes Yes Yes No
bight Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bight is a hyponym of center; that is, bight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than center:
  • center: a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
  • bight: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
Other hyponyms of center include center of curvature, centre of curvature, bowels, bull's eye, bull, center of gravity, centre of gravity, center of mass, centre of mass, core, navel, navel point, nombril, core, nucleus, nucleus.
center (noun) bight (noun)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
a building dedicated to a particular activity a loop in a rope
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
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
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
center (adjective) bight (adjective)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
equally distant from the extremes
center (verb) bight (verb)
direct one's attention on something fasten with a bight
move into the center
center upon
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