All dead center synonyms
dead cen·ter
D d adj dead center
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- accurate — careful and exact
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- on the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- pinpoint — the point of a pin.
- unerring — not erring; not going astray or missing the mark: The captain set an unerring course for home.
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- dead center — the position of maximum (top dead center) or minimum (bottom dead center) extension of a crank and a connecting rod, in which both are in the same straight line
- on the button — a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
- on the money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- to the point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
noun dead center
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- target — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
- omphalos — the navel; umbilicus.
- hole in one — ace (def 8a).
- home run — Baseball. a hit that enables a batter, without the aid of a fielding error, to score a run by making a nonstop circuit of the bases.
- quintain — an object mounted on a post or attached to a movable crossbar mounted on a post, used as a target in the medieval sport of tilting.