a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion |
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play | an opening that permits escape or release |
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game | a place of business for retailing goods |
a building dedicated to a particular activity | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices |
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 | |