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center
noun
the
middle
point
or
area
of
something
,
equally
distant
from
all
edges
or
sides
β’
A
fountain
stands
in
the
center
of
the
town
square
.
A
fountain
stands
in
the
center
of
the
town
square
.
β’
Put
the
star
sticker
in
the
center
of
your
paper
.
Put
the
star
sticker
in
the
center
of
your
paper
.
from
Old
French
"
centre
",
from
Latin
"
centrum
",
meaning
β
point
on
which
a
circle
turns
β
verb
-
center
,
centering
,
centers
,
centered
to
place
or
move
something
so
that
it
is
exactly
in
the
middle
,
or
to
be
positioned
in
the
middle
β’
She
centered
the
photo
in
the
frame
.
She
centered
the
photo
in
the
frame
.
β’
Before
drilling
,
center
the
mark
on
the
board
.
Before
drilling
,
center
the
mark
on
the
board
.
extension
of
the
noun
sense
β
middle
β,
used
as
a
verb
since
the
17th
century
noun
a
player
whose
position
is
in
the
middle
of
the
formation
in
certain
team
sports
,
such
as
basketball
or
American
football
β’
At
tip-off
,
the
center
leapt
higher
than
anyone
else
.
At
tip-off
,
the
center
leapt
higher
than
anyone
else
.
β’
The
team's
center
snapped
the
ball
to
the
quarterback
.
The
team's
center
snapped
the
ball
to
the
quarterback
.
specialized
sports
use
of
β
center
β
meaning
β
middle
position
,β
first
recorded
in
the
late
19th
century
decent
adjective
-
decent
,
decenter
,
decentest
good
enough
in
quality
,
amount
,
or
standard
to
satisfy
basic
expectations
β’
We
found
a
decent
hotel
near
the
beach
that
didn
β
t
cost
too
much
.
We
found
a
decent
hotel
near
the
beach
that
didn
β
t
cost
too
much
.
β’
He
earns
a
decent
salary
that
allows
him
to
pay
the
bills
and
still
save
a
little
.
He
earns
a
decent
salary
that
allows
him
to
pay
the
bills
and
still
save
a
little
.
From
Latin
decent-
,
decΔns
β
fitting
,
proper
,β
present
participle
of
decere
β
to
be
fitting
.β
adjective
-
decent
,
decenter
,
decentest
behaving
in
a
morally
good
,
fair
,
or
kind
way
β’
It
was
decent
of
her
to
stay
late
and
help
clean
up
after
the
party
.
It
was
decent
of
her
to
stay
late
and
help
clean
up
after
the
party
.
β’
Most
people
agreed
that
the
mayor
was
a
decent
and
honest
leader
.
Most
people
agreed
that
the
mayor
was
a
decent
and
honest
leader
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
Latin
decΔns
β
fitting
,
proper
.β
adjective
-
decent
,
decenter
,
decentest
wearing
enough
clothes
to
be
socially
acceptable
;
not
naked
or
indecent
β’
Wait
a
minute
!
I
β
m
not
decent
yet
.
Wait
a
minute
!
I
β
m
not
decent
yet
.
β’
She
opened
the
door
only
after
making
sure
she
was
decent
.
She
opened
the
door
only
after
making
sure
she
was
decent
.
Sense
evolved
from
earlier
meaning
of
being
proper
or
respectable
.
