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base vs control

control vs base

base and control both are nouns.

base is an adjective but control is not an adjective.

base and control both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
control Yes No Yes No
As nouns, control is a hypernym of base; that is, control is a word with a broader meaning than base:
  • base: a lower limit
  • control: the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
base (noun) control (noun)
a support or foundation the activity of managing or exerting control over something
lowest support of a structure (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
a place that the runner must touch before scoring a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector power to direct or determine
installation from which a military force initiates operations discipline in personal and social activities
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
the principal ingredient of a mixture the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
a lower limit the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
the bottom or lowest part
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
the most important or necessary part of something
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
base (adjective) control (adjective)
serving as or forming a base
debased; not genuine
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
illegitimate
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
base (verb) control (verb)
use as a basis for; found on have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
situate as a center of operations verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
handle and cause to function
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
exercise authoritative control or power over
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
place under restrictions; limit access to by law
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