the middle point of a circle or sphere, equidistant from every point on the circumference or surface
(of an activity) occur mainly in or around (a specified place)
an office set up to handle a large volume of telephone calls, especially for taking orders and providing customer service
a department or other unit within an organization to which costs may be charged for accounting purposes
a large group of networked computer servers typically used by organizations for the remote storage, processing, or distribution of large amounts of data
the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque
a tool with a conical point for making an indentation in an object, to allow a drill to make a hole at the same spot without slipping
a municipal building or building complex, often publicly financed, with space for conventions, sports events, and theatrical entertainment
a facility, telephone answering system, etc., where individuals going through personal crises can obtain help or advice
a building or establishment housing local medical services or the practice of a group of doctors
a group of closely connected nerve cells that perform a particular function in the body; a ganglion
a part of an organization with assignable revenues and costs and hence ascertainable profitability
a region of the brain involved in the comprehension or production of speech
a place or organization providing leisure activities for young people
a medical facility, specializing in childbirth, that is less restrictive and more homelike than a hospital
an integrated and usually automated communications system that coordinates all telephone and electronic contacts between an organization and the public
an air-conditioned public facility where people may go for relief during periods of extreme heat
an area of the brain situated in the hypothalamus and concerned with the regulation of food intake
a place where people from a particular community can meet for social, educational, or recreational activities
an institution where people are held in detention for short periods, in particular illegal immigrants, refugees, people awaiting trial or sentence, or youthful offenders
a place run by a welfare agency or charity where people may call casually for advice or assistance
a business building complex in midtown Manhattan in New York City, home to Radio City Music Hall
a point from which the weight of a body or system may be considered to act. In uniform gravity it is the same as the center of mass
the furthest point of a piston’s travel, at which it changes from an upward to a downward stroke
a complex of buildings in New York featuring twin skyscrapers 110 stories high, designed by Minoru Yamasaki and completed in 1972. The twin towers were destroyed in a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, with the loss of about 2,700 lives
have or cause to have something as (a major concern or theme)
the center of a circle that passes through a curve at a given point and has the same tangent and curvature at that point
a mode of automatic light metering in a camera that compensates for differences in the brightness of the central and peripheral portions of the image
daytime care for the needs of people who cannot be fully independent, such as children or elderly people
a place providing care and recreation facilities for those who cannot be fully independent