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base vs plate

plate vs base

base and plate both are nouns.

base is an adjective but plate is not an adjective.

base and plate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
plate Yes No Yes No
As nouns, plate is a hyponym of base; that is, plate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than base:
  • base: a place that the runner must touch before scoring
  • plate: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
Other hyponyms of base include first base, home, home base, home plate, second base, third, third base.
base (noun) plate (noun)
a support or foundation dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
lowest support of a structure a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a place that the runner must touch before scoring a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector a shallow receptacle for collection in church
installation from which a military force initiates operations (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
the principal ingredient of a mixture a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
a lower limit any flat platelike body structure or part
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment a main course served on a plate
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end the thin under portion of the forequarter
the bottom or lowest part a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place the quantity contained in a plate
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) plate (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) plate (verb)
use as a basis for; found on coat with a layer of metal
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
situate as a center of operations
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