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center vs formation

formation vs center

center and formation both are nouns.

center is an adjective but formation is not an adjective.

center is a verb but formation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
center Yes Yes Yes No
formation Yes No No No
As nouns, formation is a hypernym of center; that is, formation is a word with a broader meaning than center:
  • center: the middle of a military or naval formation
  • formation: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
center (noun) formation (noun)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play the act of forming or establishing something
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game creation by mental activity
a building dedicated to a particular activity a particular spatial arrangement
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 an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher (geology) the geological features of the earth
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process natural process that causes something to form
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) formation (adjective)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
equally distant from the extremes
center (verb) formation (verb)
direct one's attention on something
move into the center
center upon
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