homebase
Where you return
Homebase is a place of origin, central operations, or primary residence—where you return to or work from.
A company's homebase is its headquarters.
A person's homebase might be their hometown or apartment: I'll be working from homebase today.
In baseball contexts, usually spelled as two words: home base, another term for home plate.
Flat dish for food
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- infieldBaseball's inner diamond
- baselineStandard for comparison
run · score · tag · slide · catcher · batter · umpire · safe
Protected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- refugePlace of safety
coziness · warmth · solace · relaxation · restfulness · peacefulness · serenity · contentment
Location of one's birth
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- native landCountry of origin
provenance · cradle · beginning · foundation · source · starting point · point of departure · old country
Authoritative instruction given
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- centralIn the middle, primary
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- hubCentral connection point
office · main · control · planning · logistics · dispatch · station · mission control
plate
Flat dish for food
baseline · run · score · tag · slide · catcher · batter · umpire · safe · out
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
refuge · coziness · warmth · solace · relaxation · restfulness · peacefulness · serenity · contentment · ease
birthplace
Location of one's birth
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
native land · provenance · cradle · beginning · foundation · source · starting point · point of departure · old country · homeland
command
Authoritative instruction given
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- centralIn the middle, primary
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
hub · office · main · control · planning · logistics · dispatch · station · mission control · nerve center
household
Domestic unit of residents
parents · children · clan · heritage · ancestry · lineage · kinfolk · gathering · reunion · dinner table
homebasesatellite office
Auxiliary business location
outpost · branch office · field office · remote location · subsidiary
homebaseenemy territory
Area controlled by opponents
no man's land · uncharted territory · frontier · the unknown · abroad
homebasetransit
Movement between places
on the move · in transit · roaming · itinerancy · wandering
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