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base vs first base

first base vs base

base and first base both are nouns.

base is an adjective but first base is not an adjective.

base is a verb but first base is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
first base Yes No No No
As nouns, first base is a hyponym of base; that is, first base is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than base:
  • base: a place that the runner must touch before scoring
  • first base: the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
Other hyponyms of base include home, home base, home plate, plate, second base, third, third base.
base (noun) first base (noun)
a support or foundation the initial stage in accomplishing something
lowest support of a structure the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
a place that the runner must touch before scoring the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
installation from which a military force initiates operations
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
the principal ingredient of a mixture
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a lower limit
(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) first base (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) first base (verb)
use as a basis for; found on
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
situate as a center of operations
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