| anticyclone |
a large system of winds that rotates around a center of high barometric pressure, moving clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern, and usu. producing cool, dry weather. (Cf. cyclone.) |
| Apostolic See |
the pope's see or center of authority, believed to have been founded at Rome by Peter. |
| arcade |
a center for coin-operated amusements. [1/3 definitions] |
| archenteron |
the primitive digestive cavity at the center of an embryo that is in the gastrula stage. |
| arena |
the center area of a Roman amphitheater where contests and performances were held. [1/4 definitions] |
| aster |
a plant with white, pink, blue, or purple flowers. The flowers are made up of many narrow petals around a yellow center. |
| asymmetric |
different, esp. in arrangement of space, on either side of a center line; not symmetrical; unbalanced. |
| awry |
off center; twisted or turned. [1/2 definitions] |
| axis |
a real or imaginary line through the center of an object, around which the object turns. [1/2 definitions] |
| backbone |
the row of bones that runs along the center of the back; spine. [1/2 definitions] |
| base1 |
a place that is the center of activity for a group. [1/6 definitions] |
| basin |
in geology, an area where rock strata tilt downward toward a common center. [1/6 definitions] |
| bead |
a small, round object made of material such as glass, wood, or plastic. A bead has a small hole through its center so it can be put on a string to make necklaces or to decorate clothing. [1/3 definitions] |
| binary star |
two stars orbiting around a common center of gravity and often appearing as one to the unaided sight or through a telescope; double star. |
| bird's-eye |
any of various plants that have small brightly colored round flowers with petals of a different color than the center, like an eye. [2/4 definitions] |
| black-eyed Susan |
any of numerous related North American wildflowers with yellow or orange-yellow petals surrounding a dark center. |
| bombe |
a frozen dessert consisting of two or more different kinds of ice cream, often with a light, frothy center made of eggs and sugar, frozen in a melon-shaped mold. |
| brain |
the organ inside the skull of humans and animals. The brain is the main part of the central nervous system. It controls the body's movements and activities and is the center of thought, memory, and feelings. [1/3 definitions] |
| breast |
either of two fleshy protuberances on the human chest, usu. more pronounced on females than on males, having a nipple at the center. [2/6 definitions] |
| breastbone |
the flat bone located in the center of the chest. A person's ribs on both sides of the chest are joined to the breastbone. |
| Broadway |
this street as representing the theater district of New York City, or considered as a symbol of the center or apex of the U.S. theater industry. [1/2 definitions] |