bases
Diamond's four corners
Bases is the plural of two different words.
A base is a foundation or bottom part, so bases are the four stations in baseball, the compounds that neutralize acids in chemistry, or the military installations where troops are stationed.
Basis means a fundamental principle or starting point, and its plural bases appears in phrases like on what bases do you make that claim?
Foundational building block
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- footingSecure ground position
substructure · framework · anchorage · baseplate · substratum · foundation · support · pillar
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- guaninePurine nucleobase in DNA
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
thymine · cytosine · uracil · purine · pyrimidine · helix · pairing · sequence
Scoring base in baseball
- firstPosition number one
- secondUnit smaller than minute
- thirdPosition number three
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
stealing · sliding · loaded · runner · tag · coach · infield · safe
Having high pH
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- hydroxideAlkaline oxygen-hydrogen compound
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
titration · litmus · caustic · sodium · potassium · ammonia · bicarbonate · alkali
Stationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- fortDefensive military installation
- outpostRemote military station
- headquartersCentral command location
installation · airbase · naval · camp · depot · compound · bunker · airfield
Smallest meaningful language unit
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
- stemPlant's central axis
- affixWord-part modifier
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
suffix · inflection · derivation · bound · free · lexeme · combining · word-formation
cornerstone
Foundational building block
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
footing · substructure · framework · anchorage · baseplate · substratum · foundation · support · pillar · platform
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- guaninePurine nucleobase in DNA
adenine · thymine · cytosine · uracil · purine · pyrimidine · helix · pairing · sequence · codon
homeplate
Scoring base in baseball
diamond · stealing · sliding · loaded · runner · tag · coach · infield · safe · out
alkaline
Having high pH
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
- hydroxideAlkaline oxygen-hydrogen compound
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
acid · titration · litmus · caustic · sodium · potassium · ammonia · bicarbonate · alkali · buffer
garrison
Stationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- fortDefensive military installation
- outpostRemote military station
headquarters · installation · airbase · naval · camp · depot · compound · bunker · airfield · armory
morpheme
Smallest meaningful language unit
prefix · suffix · inflection · derivation · bound · free · lexeme · combining · word-formation · morphology
- baseballbat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher, glove
- Ballparkdiamond, dugout, home plate, infield, outfield
- BallparksFenway Park, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Candlestick Park
- sports memorabiliaautographed photos, trading cards, signed photos, signed jerseys, autographs
- basketrybasket, baskets, woven basket, basketmaker, basketry
- lab suppliesbeakers, beaker, test tubes, test tube, pipettes
basesoutposts
Remote settlements or bases
forward positions · wings · peripheries · satellites · fronts
- based onHaving as source
- baseball capSoft hat, stiff brim
- baseball batClub for hitting pitches
- home baseCentral point of operations
- first baseDiamond's rightfield corner bag
- baseball gameContest between two nines
base, basic, basis, basement, baseball, based, debase, baseless, abase