Base and Nexus

Base

Base noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.
Usage example: the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley

Nexus and base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nexus" instead a noun "Base".

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

Nexus

Nexus noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.
Usage example: as the nexus for three great religions, Jerusalem has had a troubled as well as illustrious history
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Base and nexus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Nexus".

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Seiken Densetsu 3 The Masked Mage keeps his own save statue at the nexus of his base (it's shaped like a skull).
  • Video Game / League of Legends The inhibitors are near a base's nexus, so their destruction usually means the game is going to wrap up in short order.
  • Unlike all other missions with similar objectives, this doesn't mean "destroy their entire base", you just need to destroy their Nexus to win.
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