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portion vs base

base vs portion

portion and base both are nouns.

portion is not an adjective while base is an adjective.

portion and base both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
portion Yes No Yes No
base Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, base is a hyponym of portion; that is, base is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than portion:
  • portion: something determined in relation to something that includes it
  • base: the most important or necessary part of something
portion (noun) base (noun)
the allotment of some amount by dividing something a support or foundation
something less than the whole of a human artifact lowest support of a structure
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal a place that the runner must touch before scoring
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage installation from which a military force initiates operations
something determined in relation to something that includes it a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) 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)
portion (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
portion (verb) base (verb)
give out 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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