dead center

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1. USSynonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod.

   Synonyms: dead point

2. USA nonrevolving center in a lathe.
3. USidiomaticThe exact center.

   Synonyms: bullseye

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1. USalternativenot comparableAlternative form of dead-center.

   Dead center on its back was the design of a large, blue eye that somehow looked familiar.

   2000, L. R. Manley, Thrillseekers.Com: A Novel

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   It was this side of new, set back from the street in a lot dead center at the end of a cul-de-sac.

   2015, Sybil Bartel, Impossible Promise

alternative dead-center · alternative deadcenter · alternative dead centre · alternative dead-centre

1. USalternativenot comparableAlternative form of dead-center.

   Now, the Ouija board sat dead center.

   2013, Ellie James, Broken Illusions

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   Damascus White sat dead center in the back of the booth.

   2013, Jaye Wells, Rusted Veins: A Sabina Kane Novella

   I give it a flick, so the daisy charm swings back and forth like a pendulum, dead center in the middle of his windshield.

   2013, Jenny Han, Siobhan Vivian, Fire with Fire