Base and Shelf

Base

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

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

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

Shelf noun - A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects.

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Base and shelf are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Base" instead a noun "Shelf".

Nearby Words: shelve, shelved, shelving

good	good base	good shelf
high	high base	high shelf
full	full base	full shelf
low	low base	low shelf
Other adjectives: certain, top, single, small, entire, massive, large, main, private, broken, highest, next, last, different, nearby, giant, Antarctic.

The VersaLife vault in the Palisade Bank contains an e-mail about the company setting up a base in Shackleton ice shelf in Antarctica, likely referring to the base that appears in Invisible War.

Source: Video Game / Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Halo: Reach: Sword Base has a massive research facility hidden in the ice shelf deep below the base.

Source: Elaborate Underground Base
Contestants couldn't find the pieces, or they would get the orientation wrong, or put the base on top of the torso, or couldn't press down hard enough to trigger the door, or simply weren't tall enough to reach the shelf one of the pieces was on.

Source: That One Puzzle

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