Base
Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.
How words are described
| old | old base | old wing |
| good | good base | good wing |
| full | full base | full wing |
| original | original base | original wing |
| Other adjectives: single, small, strong, actual, entire, real, large, black, main, new, dedicated, former, final, broken, military, last, giant. | ||
Common collocations
| campaign | base campaign | wing campaign |
Both words in one sentence
- In "Brig Break", the Gunnery Sergeant in charge of the brig uses a right wing militia group as a decoy to keep base security busy while steals weapons for Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Source: Right-Wing Militia Fanatic - An episode of Seven Days had terrorists give a bomber wing an order to destroy an American base (supposedly overrun).
Source: Irrevocable Order - Evil escaped and his base blew up, like Frau Farbissina founding the militant wing of the LPGA.
Cite this Source
Wing and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/wing
Base & Wing. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/wing>.
Wing or Base. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/wing.
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