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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.
driven
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adjective
(= goaded)
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
mobs goaded by blind hatred
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adjective
(= impelled)
urged or forced to action through moral pressure
felt impelled to take a stand against the issue
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adjective
(= compulsive)
strongly motivated to succeed
spindle
Noun
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A spindle is a rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool)
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A spindle is a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves.