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base vs third

third vs base

base and third both are nouns.

base and third both are adjectives.

base is a verb but third is not a verb.

base is not an adverb while third is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
base Yes Yes Yes No
third Yes Yes No Yes
As nouns, third is a hyponym of base; that is, third is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than base:
  • base: a place that the runner must touch before scoring
  • third: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
Other hyponyms of base include first base, home, home base, home plate, plate, second base, third base.
base (noun) third (noun)
a support or foundation the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
lowest support of a structure the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
a place that the runner must touch before scoring the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
installation from which a military force initiates operations one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit following the second position in an ordering or series
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) third (adjective)
serving as or forming a base coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
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) third (verb)
use as a basis for; found on
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
situate as a center of operations
base (adverb) third (adverb)
in the third place
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