first base vs first

first vs first base

first base and first both are nouns.

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

first base is not an adverb while first is an adverb.

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

As nouns, first base and first are synonyms defined as:

first base and first: 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)

first base (noun)	first (noun)
the initial stage in accomplishing something	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)
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)	the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball	an honours degree of the highest class
	the first element in a countable series
	the first or highest in an ordering or series
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

first base (adjective)	first (adjective)
	preceding all others in time or space or degree
	highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
	ranking above all others
	serving to begin
	serving to set in motion

first base (adverb)	first (adverb)
	before anything else
	prominently forward
	the initial time
	before another in time, space, or importance

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