first base vs base

base vs first base

first base and base both are nouns.

first base is not an adjective while base is an adjective.

first base is not a verb while base is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
first base	Yes	No	No	No
base	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, base is a hypernym of first base; that is, base is a word with a broader meaning than first base:

first base: the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
base: a place that the runner must touch before scoring

Other hypernyms of first base include bag.

first base (noun)	base (noun)
the initial stage in accomplishing something	a support or foundation
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)	lowest support of a structure
the base that must be touched first 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)

first base (adjective)	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

first base (verb)	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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