center vs foot

center

noun
  • The point on a line that is midway between the ends. 

  • A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles. 

  • The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges. 

  • One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. 

  • The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates. 

  • The subgroup (respectively, subring), denoted Z(G), of those elements of a given group (respectively, ring) G that commute with every element of G. 

  • The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. 

  • The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference. 

  • A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive. 

  • A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity. 

  • The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties. 

  • A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. 

  • A pass played into the centre of the pitch. 

  • The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume). 

  • The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated. 

  • The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs. 

  • The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket. 

  • The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play. 

  • One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre. 

  • A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. 

verb
  • To give (something) a central basis. 

  • To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something). 

  • To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area. 

  • To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. 

  • To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes. 

adj
  • Of, at, or related to a center. 

foot

noun
  • The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it. 

  • The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest. 

  • The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. 

  • Travel by walking. 

  • The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. 

  • In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant. 

  • The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward. 

  • The bottom edge of a sail. 

  • A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. 

  • The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove. 

  • A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. 

  • A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. 

  • A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm. 

  • The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. 

  • Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. 

  • The base or bottom of anything. 

  • The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads. 

  • The globular lower domain of a protein. 

  • The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface. 

  • Fundamental principle; basis; plan. 

  • Foot soldiers; infantry. 

  • Recognized condition; rank; footing. 

  • The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting. 

  • The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked. 

verb
  • To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up. 

  • To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip. 

  • To walk. 

  • To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.). 

  • To use the foot to kick (usually a ball). 

  • To pay (a bill). 

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