First base
First base noun - The base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball.
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Well and first base are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Well" instead a noun phrase "First base".
Well
Well noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
Usage example: his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist
First base and well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "First base" instead a noun "Well".
Nearby Word: welled
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Pitcher (1): Responsible for pitching the ball to the batter, and fielding the pitcher's mound, as well as backing up first base on balls hit right.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball -
To see little Davey's face light up as McGwire handed him four seats on the first base line, well, it's something that I will never forget.
Source: Ask a Stupid Question... - With regards to the play itself, Buckner had to play the ball well behind first base, and it is doubtful that he would have beaten the speedy basrunner Mookie Wilson (who held the Mets team record for stolen bases until 2008) to the bag even if he had fielded the ball cleanly.
Source: Mis-blamed
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Well and First base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/first_base/well
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