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base vs second base

second base vs base

base and second base both are nouns.

base is an adjective but second base is not an adjective.

base is a verb but second base is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
second base Yes No No No
As nouns, second base is a hyponym of base; that is, second base is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than base:
  • base: a place that the runner must touch before scoring
  • second base: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
Other hyponyms of base include first base, home, home base, home plate, plate, third, third base.
base (noun) second base (noun)
a support or foundation the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
lowest support of a structure the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
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) second 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) second 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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