6 letter word starting with cen

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
censed imp. & past participle of Cense
censer noun A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.
censor noun One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct., One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; — an official in some European countries., One given to fault-finding; a censurer., A critic; a reviewer.
census noun A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; — usually made once in five years., An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.
cental noun A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; — called in many parts of the United States a Hundredweight., Relating to a hundred.
center noun A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place., The middle or central portion of anything., A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attaction., The earth., Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right, and Left., A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting., One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves., A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe., Alt. of Centre, Alt. of Centre
centre verb i. To be placed in a center; to be central., To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center., To place or fix in the center or on a central point., To collect to a point; to concentrate., To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center., See Center.
centos plural of Cento
centra plural of Centrum
centry noun See Sentry.