Base and Bench mark

Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Bench mark and base are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Bench mark" with "Base", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Bench mark noun - A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point.

Base and bench mark are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun phrase "Bench mark".