home base

noun

The home plate.

“Holonyms: home ground, home turf”

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Meanings

nounhome base (countable and uncountable, plural home bases)

plural home bases

  1. countableuncountableball gamesThe home plate.
  2. countableuncountablebusinessA headquarters.

    Holonyms: home ground, home turf

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

Broader

noun(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

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headquarterscentral officemain officehome office
Broader
officebusiness office

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kotipesä
  • kotipesäbusiness: headquarters
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APA

home base. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20base

MLA

“home base.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20base. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home base,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20base.

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