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base vs piece

piece vs base

base and piece both are nouns.

base is an adjective but piece is not an adjective.

base and piece both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
piece Yes No Yes No
As nouns, piece is a hypernym of base; that is, piece is a word with a broader meaning than base:
  • base: the bottom or lowest part
  • piece: a portion of a natural object
Other hypernyms of base include part.
base (noun) piece (noun)
a support or foundation a separate part of a whole
lowest support of a structure game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
a place that the runner must touch before scoring a portable gun
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector a work of art of some artistic value
installation from which a military force initiates operations an item that is an instance of some type
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit a distance
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area a musical work that has been created
the principal ingredient of a mixture an artistic or literary composition
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained an instance of some kind
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
a lower limit a portion of a natural object
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment a share of something
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
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) piece (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) piece (verb)
use as a basis for; found on repair by adding pieces
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes eat intermittently; take small bites of
situate as a center of operations join during spinning
to join or unite the pieces of
create by putting components or members together
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