Base
Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.
Edge
Edge noun - A harsh or sharp quality.
How words are described
| old | old base | old edge |
| similar | similar base | similar edge |
| certain | certain base | certain edge |
| original | original base | original edge |
| Other adjectives: top, single, small, entire, real, massive, huge, evil, new, major, broken, military, modern, technological. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Haunted House: The Marlowe-Houston House: a mansion built on the edge of the Goat Dance and the preferred base of operations for the Goat Dance's denizens.
Source: Literature / Goat Dance - It's even possible that the alien conspiracy theories are actually encouraged because they obfuscate what's actually going on at the base: the aforementioned cutting-edge technology.
Source: No Such Agency -
All, that is, except Anne, who escapes by prying the door open, leaping out of the elevator, and (barely) catching herself on the edge of the base's roof. Wow.
Source: Villainous Valour
Cite this Source
Edge and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/edge
Base & Edge. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/edge>.
Edge or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/edge.
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