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center vs middle

middle vs center

center and middle both are nouns.

center and middle both are adjectives.

center and middle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
center Yes Yes Yes No
middle Yes Yes Yes No
As adjectives, center and middle are synonyms defined as:
  • center and middle: equally distant from the extremes
Other synonyms of center include centre, halfway, midway.
As nouns, center and middle are synonyms defined as:
  • center and middle: an area that is approximately central within some larger region
Other synonyms of center include centre, eye, heart.
center (noun) middle (noun)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play an intermediate part or section
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game an area that is approximately central within some larger region
a building dedicated to a particular activity the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process
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) middle (adjective)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually between an earlier and a later period of time
equally distant from the extremes of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
equally distant from the extremes
center (verb) middle (verb)
direct one's attention on something put in the middle
move into the center
center upon
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