Base
Base noun - The lowest part, place, or point.
Usage example: the base of the mountain extends over a huge area
Tip
Tip noun - A piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert.
How words are described
| human | human base | human tip |
| good | good base | good tip |
| complete | complete base | complete tip |
| single | single base | single tip |
| Other adjectives: small, actual, entire, massive, large, black, final, broken, said. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Marth and Roy's attacks do more damage depending on what part of their swords hit their target (the tip and the base respectively).
Source: Situational Damage Attack -
Anteaters and aardvarks tend to have mouths at the base of their snouts, instead of at the tip.
Source: Funny Animal Anatomy -
In many cases, expect the scimitar to be far broader towards the tip than at its base and have a scalloped back edge near its tip.
Source: Sinister Scimitar
Cite this Source
Tip and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/tip
Base & Tip. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/tip>.
Tip or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/tip.
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