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75 Words That Start With CENT

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cent (noun) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit Synonyms: centime, penny
(noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries
cental (noun) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds Synonyms: centner, cwt, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight
centare (noun) a unit of measurement for area, defined as the area of a square with sides of exactly 1 metre; a centiare is 1/100th of an are Synonyms: square meter, square metre
centas (noun) 100 centas equal 1 litas in Lithuania
centaur (noun) (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
centaury (noun) any plant of the genus Centaurea
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
centavo (noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
centenarian (adjective) being at least 100 years old
(noun) someone who is at least 100 years old
centenary (adjective) of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years Synonyms: centennial
(noun) the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Synonyms: centennial
centennial (adjective) of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years Synonyms: centenary
(noun) the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Synonyms: centenary
centennially (adverb) every hundred years; once in a century
center (adjective) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually Synonyms: centre
(adjective) equally distant from the extremes Synonyms: centre, halfway, middle, midway
(noun) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game Synonyms: centre
(noun) (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play Synonyms: centre
(noun) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game Synonyms: centre
(noun) a building dedicated to a particular activity Synonyms: centre
(noun) mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace Synonyms: centre, mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall
(noun) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher Synonyms: center field, centerfield, centre
(noun) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process Synonyms: centre, nerve center, nerve centre
(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience Synonyms: centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
(noun) the object upon which interest and attention focuses Synonyms: center of attention, centre, centre of attention
(noun) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering Synonyms: centre
(noun) politically moderate persons; centrists Synonyms: centre
(noun) the middle of a military or naval formation Synonyms: centre
(noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure Synonyms: centre, midpoint
(noun) an area that is approximately central within some larger region Synonyms: centre, eye, heart, middle
(noun) a place where some particular activity is concentrated Synonyms: centre
(noun) (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback Synonyms: centre, snapper
(noun) (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team Synonyms: centre
(noun) (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team Synonyms: centre
(verb) direct one's attention on something Synonyms: centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
(verb) move into the center Synonyms: centre
(verb) center upon Synonyms: center on, centre, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
centerboard (noun) a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward Synonyms: centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel
centered (adjective) being or placed in the center Synonyms: centred
centerfield (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield Synonyms: center field
(noun) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher Synonyms: center, center field, centre
centerfielder (noun) the person who plays center field Synonyms: center fielder
centerfold (noun) a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature Synonyms: centrefold
centering (noun) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back Synonyms: centring, snap
(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something Synonyms: centring, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing
centerline (noun) a line that bisects a plane figure Synonyms: center line
centerpiece (noun) something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) Synonyms: centrepiece
(noun) the central or most important feature Synonyms: centrepiece
centesimal (adjective) relating to or divided into hundredths
(adjective) the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order Synonyms: 100th, hundredth
centesimo (noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile
centesis (noun) (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
centigrade (adjective) of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees
centile (noun) (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total Synonyms: percentile
centiliter (noun) a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter Synonyms: centilitre, cl
centilitre (noun) a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter Synonyms: centiliter, cl
centime (noun) a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit Synonyms: cent, penny
(noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
centimeter (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter Synonyms: centimetre, cm
centimetre (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter Synonyms: centimeter, cm
centimo (noun) a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
centipede (noun) chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
centner (noun) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds Synonyms: cental, cwt, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight
(noun) in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
(noun) a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system Synonyms: doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight
central (adjective) in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
(adjective) serving as an essential component Synonyms: cardinal, fundamental, key, primal
(noun) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication Synonyms: exchange, telephone exchange
centralisation (noun) the act of consolidating power under a central control Synonyms: centralization
(noun) gathering to a center Synonyms: centralization
centralise (verb) make central Synonyms: centralize, concentrate
centralised (adjective) drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority Synonyms: centralized
centralising (adjective) tending to draw to a central point Synonyms: centralizing
centralism (noun) the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization
centralist (adjective) advocating centralization Synonyms: centralistic
centralistic (adjective) advocating centralization Synonyms: centralist
centrality (noun) the property of being central
centralization (noun) the act of consolidating power under a central control Synonyms: centralisation
(noun) gathering to a center Synonyms: centralisation
centralize (verb) make central Synonyms: centralise, concentrate
centralized (adjective) drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority Synonyms: centralised
centralizing (adjective) tending to draw to a central point Synonyms: centralising
centrally (adverb) in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function
centrarchid (noun) small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies, black bass, bluegills, pumpkinseed Synonyms: sunfish
centre (adjective) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually Synonyms: center
(noun) a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game Synonyms: center
(noun) (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play Synonyms: center
(noun) the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game Synonyms: center
(noun) a building dedicated to a particular activity Synonyms: center
(noun) the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher Synonyms: center, center field, centerfield
(noun) mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace Synonyms: center, mall, plaza, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall
(noun) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process Synonyms: center, nerve center, nerve centre
(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience Synonyms: center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
(noun) the object upon which interest and attention focuses Synonyms: center, center of attention, centre of attention
(noun) the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering Synonyms: center
(noun) politically moderate persons; centrists Synonyms: center
(noun) the middle of a military or naval formation Synonyms: center
(noun) a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure Synonyms: center, midpoint
(noun) an area that is approximately central within some larger region Synonyms: center, eye, heart, middle
(noun) a place where some particular activity is concentrated Synonyms: center
(noun) (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback Synonyms: center, snapper
(noun) (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team Synonyms: center
(noun) (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team Synonyms: center
(adjective) equally distant from the extremes Synonyms: center, halfway, middle, midway
(verb) direct one's attention on something Synonyms: center, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
(verb) move into the center Synonyms: center
(verb) center upon Synonyms: center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
centreboard (noun) a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward Synonyms: centerboard, drop keel, sliding keel
centred (adjective) being or placed in the center Synonyms: centered
centrefold (noun) a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature Synonyms: centerfold
centrepiece (noun) something placed at the center of something else (as on a table) Synonyms: centerpiece
(noun) the central or most important feature Synonyms: centerpiece
centrex (noun) (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
centric (adjective) having or situated at or near a center Synonyms: centrical
centrical (adjective) having or situated at or near a center Synonyms: centric
centrifugal (adjective) tending to move away from a center
(adjective) tending away from centralization, as of authority
(adjective) conveying information to the muscles from the CNS Synonyms: motor
centrifugate (verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids Synonyms: centrifuge
centrifugation (noun) the process of separating substances of different densities by the use of a centrifuge
centrifuge (noun) an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension Synonyms: extractor, separator
(verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids Synonyms: centrifugate
centring (noun) (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back Synonyms: centering, snap
(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something Synonyms: centering, direction, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing
centriole (noun) one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
centripetal (adjective) tending to move toward a center
(adjective) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system Synonyms: receptive, sensory
(adjective) tending to unify Synonyms: unifying
centrism (noun) a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action Synonyms: moderatism
centrist (adjective) supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative Synonyms: middle-of-the-road
(noun) a person who takes a position in the political center Synonyms: middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist
centroid (noun) the center of mass of an object of uniform density
centroidal (adjective) of or relating to (especially passing through) a centroid
centromere (noun) a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape Synonyms: kinetochore
centromeric (adjective) pertaining to the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis
centrosome (noun) small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules Synonyms: central body
centrosomic (adjective) of or relating to a centrosome
centrosymmetric (adjective) having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point Synonyms: radially symmetrical
centrum (noun) the main body of a vertebra
centurion (noun) (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
century (noun) ten 10s Synonyms: 100, C, hundred, one C
(noun) a period of 100 years

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