sharp end | a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game |
a wall socket | (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play |
the gun muzzle's direction | the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game |
a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs | a building dedicated to a particular activity |
the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip | 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 outstanding characteristic | the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher |
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic | a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process |
a geometric element that has position but no extension | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole | the object upon which interest and attention focuses |
the object of an activity | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering |
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | politically moderate persons; centrists |
a brief version of the essential meaning of something | the middle of a military or naval formation |
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list | an area that is approximately central within some larger region |
the dot at the left of a decimal fraction | a place where some particular activity is concentrated |
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location | (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback |
a promontory extending out into a large body of water | (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team |
one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan | (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team |
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch | |
the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest | |
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass | |
a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect | |
a V shape | |
a very small circular shape | |
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | |
an instant of time | |