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center
Noun
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The center of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.
The president and his problems continue to take center stage in the news.
She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.
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A center is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.
They have opened a large shopping center in Taipei.
The team was staying at the US Olympic training center.
Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking center.
Scientists at the Center for Disease Control have found a new virus.
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The town center is the place in the town where most of the shops are.
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In politics, the center is the position that is not politically right or left.
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In sports, a center is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.
center
Verb
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If you center something, you move it towards the center.
base
Noun
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Something's base is its lower part; the solid part that touches the floor or touches the earth and keeps the other parts of the thing up.
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Something's base is its most important part.
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A base is a building for military personnel and material.
base
Adjective
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Rude, unfair, or unkind.
The people who make those sex videos are really base.
base
Verb
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When something or someone is based in a place, they do most of their work in that place.
The airline is based in Toronto, but flies all over the world.
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If you base x on y, you build or make x on, using, or to be like y.
The movie is based on the book.