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center vs place

place vs center

center and place both are nouns.

center is an adjective but place is not an adjective.

center and place both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
center Yes Yes Yes No
place Yes No Yes No
As nouns, place is a hypernym of center; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than center:
  • center: a place where some particular activity is concentrated
  • place: any area set aside for a particular purpose
Other hypernyms of center include property.
center (noun) place (noun)
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game a job in an organization
(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game an abstract mental location
a building dedicated to a particular activity the passage that is being read
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 blank area
the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher an item on a list or in a sequence
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process a point located with respect to surface features of some region
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience a general vicinity
the object upon which interest and attention focuses a public square with room for pedestrians
the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
politically moderate persons; centrists any area set aside for a particular purpose
the middle of a military or naval formation the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure where you live at a particular time
an area that is approximately central within some larger region proper or designated social situation
a place where some particular activity is concentrated a particular situation
(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback proper or appropriate position or location
(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
center (adjective) place (adjective)
of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
equally distant from the extremes
center (verb) place (verb)
direct one's attention on something recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
move into the center assign a rank or rating to
center upon take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
estimate
sing a note with the correct pitch
to arrange for
assign to a station
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
put into a certain place or abstract location
locate
assign a location to
make an investment
assign to (a job or a home)
place somebody in a particular situation or location
identify the location or place of
Difference between center and place

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