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Word: Home Base

Part of Speech: Noun (usually plural)

Simple Definition: "Home base" refers to a central or main place where something operates or is organized. In a general sense, it can mean the main office of a company or organization. In baseball, it is the base where players must return to score points.

Usage Instructions:
  • Use "home base" when talking about the main office or center of activity for a business or organization.
  • In sports, especially baseball, "home base" refers to the final point a player must reach to score a run.
Examples:
  1. Business Context: "Our company's home base is located in New York City, where all the important decisions are made."
  2. Baseball Context: "After hitting the ball, he ran fast to home base to score a run."
Advanced Usage:
  • In a business context, you might say, "The home base of our operations allows us to coordinate activities across multiple branches."
  • In sports, one might discuss strategies related to "home base," such as "ensuring the team protects their home base from the opposing team."
Word Variants:
  • Home Bases: The plural form, used when referring to more than one main office or center.
  • Home Base (baseball term): Sometimes just referred to as "home," especially in discussions about scoring.
Different Meanings:
  1. Business: Refers to the main office or headquarters of a company.
  2. Sports (Baseball): Refers to the final base a player must touch to score.
Synonyms:
  • Headquarters
  • Main office
  • Central hub
  • Base of operations
Idioms:
  • "Back to base": This means to return to your main office or starting point, often used in a business context when discussing returning to the main decision-making center.
Phrasal Verbs:
  • Get back to base: To return to the main place of work or operation after traveling or working elsewhere.
Noun
  1. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
    • many companies have their headquarters in New York
  2. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
    • he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

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