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base vs main

main vs base

base and main both are nouns.

base and main both are adjectives.

base is a verb but main is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
main Yes Yes No No
base (noun) main (noun)
a support or foundation a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
lowest support of a structure any very large body of (salt) water
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
(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) main (adjective)
serving as or forming a base (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
debased; not genuine most important element
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality of force; of the greatest possible intensity
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) main (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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