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center

center

1 2.5
The sweet part inside candy, often covered in chocolate
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛntər/
  • US
: relleno
  • You bite straight to the chocolaty center of the Tootsie Pop.

Cadbury's crunchy melts with a chocolate centre.

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Examples

  • You're going to fill the center of your cupcake with our green slime, our ectoplasm.

  • As I enjoyed my dessert, I reached the creamy center of the cake that was so rich and flavorful.

  • Get down to the sweet candy center, right?

  • My gosh, the center is just so incredibly delicious.

  • How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

  • The chocolate coating hides the sweet center of the candy, making each bite a delightful surprise.

  • The children eagerly waited to see the surprise hidden in the center of their chocolate treat.

Antonyms

323 1.0

A hard outer covering that protects animals, eggs, or nuts

Idioms

front and center
  • Informal
56 4.3

In a place where people notice it first

Compounds

A pair of tall towers in New York that were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks

A place where people study and test ideas about a subject

79 1.8

A building where local people meet for events, classes, and activities

47 1.6

A large building with many shops and places to eat

center stage
  • Informal
45 3.8

A position or role that gets the most attention

35 1.8

A place where young children are looked after while parents work

32 3.2

A person or thing people notice most in a group

data center
  • Specialized
31 3.1

A place where many computers store and manage digital information

A place where people watch and direct a group's activities

27 2.7

A place where many people answer phone calls to help customers or take orders

23 1.1

The main area of a city with most shops and offices

22 3.2

The part of the baseball outfield behind second base between left and right field

A U.S. government health agency that studies and prevents diseases

center of gravity
  • Specialized
18 4.5

The point in an object where its weight is evenly balanced

15 3.4

A large city where many people live and work

14 3.0

A player who stands in the middle of the outfield and catches balls hit there

13 2.7

A building where people meet for events, classes, and community activities

13 3.8

The exact middle point of something

11 4.6

A place where people direct and control important activities and information

A building with rooms for meetings, talks, and events

A large piece of furniture in a home that holds a TV, speakers, and game consoles

Being slightly left in politics and supporting some social change

8 3.4

A line that divides a shape into two equal parts

6 3.3

An area in a city where banks and companies deal with money

6 2.1

A building on campus where students meet, relax, and take part in activities

6 4.1

A place where people found guilty of crimes are kept and given help to change their behaviour

burn center
  • Specialized
5 3.9

A hospital unit that treats people with serious burns

An area in Lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center stood before 2001, now a rebuilt complex with memorials

center of mass
  • Specialized
4 5.7

Point in an object where we think its mass is concentrated for balance and movement

3 3.0

A player who plays in the middle of the outfield and catches long hits

2 3.9

The middle part of a stage where the main action happens

nerve center
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A group of special cells that control a body function like breathing

The central area of a city where the city government has offices like the council and main library

1 3.5

The central part of a city with public buildings and offices

A US government center that keeps the world's largest collection of weather and climate records

1 4.4

The central area of a storm where winds and rain are strongest

center spread
  • Jargon
1 3.9

Two pages in the middle of a magazine or newspaper showing a large photo

1 2.9

An office that helps people find jobs by connecting them with employers

A United States intelligence group that coordinates efforts to stop terrorist attacks

1 5.8

The main place where trouble or debate happens

dead center
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A position where the piston and rod are straight so the engine cannot turn

respiratory center
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A part of the brain that controls how fast and deep you breathe by sending messages to breathing muscles

center punch
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A small tool with a pointed end that makes a dent to mark where to drill

control center
  • Specialized
1 3.4

An app that lets you monitor and control many devices

A U.S. Navy center that develops and tests weapons and systems for ships

A United States government school that trains officers from federal law enforcement agencies

auditory center
  • Specialized
1 5.2

The part of the brain at the side of the head that processes sounds from the ear

center of curvature
  • Specialized
1 7.9

The point at the center of the circle that best fits a curve near it

transshipment center
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A port where goods arrive and leave without paying import taxes

machining center
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A machine like a milling machine that a computer controls to cut metal parts precisely

center of buoyancy
  • Specialized
1 7.4

The point in a floating object where the water pushes up on the part under water

Broca's center
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A part of the brain usually on the left side that helps you speak

center bit
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A small tool with a sharp point that guides a drill to make straight holes in wood

center of flotation
  • Specialized
9.9

Point on a ship's waterline where the area of the hull at water level balances when the ship tilts

center of immersion
  • Specialized
9.9

The point where the weight of a boat or ship's part under water acts

A U.S. Department of Defense center that collects and shares scientific and technical reports with government agencies and contractors

An area in a city where many hospitals and clinics are close together

A main United States Navy group that designs and tests aircraft and missiles

A U.S. Navy agency that gives technical help for submarines and weapons used under the sea

Wernicke's center
  • Specialized
8.8

An area at the back of the brain that helps people understand spoken and written language

How Soft

creamy
59 1.1
center
  • US
1 2.5
chewy
32 1.0
solid
224 1.0

Surface Forms

center singular
centers plural
centres plural
centre singular

Etymology

Center comes from Greek kentron ('sharp point') meaning the middle, so the center of a candy is its sweet inner part inside the outer covering.