Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first base

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables: first base
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Completion of the first phase of an activity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship.

American usage; Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The betting spot located immediately to the left of the dealer, which is first to receive cards and first to act.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The runner took his lead off first base."
"I got to first base with Danny, and hope to get him naked this weekend."
"Every time I got to the part about her out with Stradlater in that damn Ed Banky's car, it almost drove me crazy. I knew she wouldn’t let him get to first base with her, but it drove me crazy anyway."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

first bases (plural)

Phrases

first baseman first basing second base third base home run

Frequently Paired Words

second base third base home run score home base

Synonyms

first

Questions

What does first base mean?: The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.

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