first step vs first base

first step and first base both are nouns.

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

As nouns, first base is a hyponym of first step; that is, first base is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than first step:

first step: the first of a series of actions
first base: the initial stage in accomplishing something

Other hyponyms of first step include curtain raiser, peace initiative.

first step (noun)	first base (noun)
the first of a series of actions	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 base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball

first step vs first base

first step and first base both are nouns.

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