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base vs flank

flank vs base

base and flank both are nouns.

base is an adjective but flank is not an adjective.

base and flank both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
flank Yes No Yes No
As nouns, flank is a hypernym of base; that is, flank is a word with a broader meaning than base:
  • base: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
  • flank: a subfigure consisting of a side of something
base (noun) flank (noun)
a support or foundation the side between ribs and hipbone
lowest support of a structure a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
a place that the runner must touch before scoring the side of military or naval formation
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector a subfigure consisting of a side of something
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) flank (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) flank (verb)
use as a basis for; found on be located at the sides of something or somebody
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
situate as a center of operations
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