Base
Base noun - The lowest part, place, or point.
Usage example: the base of the mountain extends over a huge area
Top
Top noun - The highest part or point.
Usage example: a hawk's nest at the very top of the tree
How words are described
| human | human base | human top |
| female | female base | female top |
| low | low base | low top |
| single | single base | single top |
| Other adjectives: small, actual, entire, black, new, flying, next, different, giant, floating. | ||
Common collocations
| appearances | base appearances | top appearances |
Both words in one sentence
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Years of fascinated students chucking various chemicals into the top and base of a Bunsen can cause it to be discolored for years.
Source: Technicolor Fire -
Looking carefully at the mission 8 map, the Protoss staging area from mission 3 has now become a zerg base and the top edge of the temple island is what you originally invaded in the former mission.
Source: Chaos Architecture -
The original Jagged Alliance game was set on an island, but also featured advancing from right to left (this time, from your base in the bottom-right to the enemy base in the top-left).
Source: Left-Justified Fantasy Map
Cite this Source
Top and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/top
Base & Top. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/top>.
Top or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/top.
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