The difference between Base and Top

When used as nouns, base means a supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object, whereas top means (irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top.

When used as verbs, base means to give as its foundation or starting point, whereas top means to cover on the top or with a top.

When used as adjectives, base means low in height, whereas top means situated on the top of something.

Top is also adverb with the meaning: rated first.

check bellow for the other definitions of Base and Top

  1. Base as a noun:

    Something from which other things extend; a foundation. A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.

  2. Base as a noun:

    The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.

  3. Base as a noun:

    A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.

  4. Base as a noun:

    The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.

  5. Base as a noun (cooking, painting, pharmacy):

    A basic but essential component or ingredient.

  6. Base as a noun:

    A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ure"

  7. Base as a noun (cosmetics):

    Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.

  8. Base as a noun (chemistry):

    Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.

  9. Base as a noun (baseball):

    Important areas in games and sports. A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek. One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.

  10. Base as a noun (architecture):

    The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.

  11. Base as a noun (biology, biochemistry):

    A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.

  12. Base as a noun (botany):

    The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.

  13. Base as a noun (electronics):

    The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

  14. Base as a noun (geometry):

    The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.

  15. Base as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.

  16. Base as a noun (heraldry):

    The lower part of the field. See .

  17. Base as a noun (mathematics):

    A number raised to the power of an exponent.

    Examples:

    "The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3."

  18. Base as a noun (mathematics):

    .

  19. Base as a noun (topology):

    The set of sets from which a topology is generated.

  20. Base as a noun (topology):

    A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.

  21. Base as a noun (acrobatics, cheerleading):

    In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.

  22. Base as a noun (linguistics):

    A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.

  23. Base as a noun (music):

  24. Base as a noun (military, historical):

    The smallest kind of cannon.

  25. Base as a noun (archaic):

    The housing of a horse.

  26. Base as a noun (historical, in the plural):

    A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.

  27. Base as a noun (obsolete):

    The lower part of a robe or petticoat.

  28. Base as a noun (obsolete):

    An apron.

  29. Base as a noun:

    A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Lyman"

  1. Base as a verb (transitive):

    To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

  2. Base as a verb (transitive):

    To be located (at a particular place).

  3. Base as a verb (acrobatics, cheerleading):

    To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.

  1. Base as an adjective (obsolete):

    Low in height; short.

  2. Base as an adjective:

    Low in place or position.

  3. Base as an adjective (obsolete):

    Of low value or degree.

  4. Base as an adjective (archaic):

    Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

  5. Base as an adjective:

    Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.

  6. Base as an adjective (now, rare):

    Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.

  7. Base as an adjective:

    Designating those metals which are not classed as or .

  8. Base as an adjective:

    Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.

    Examples:

    "'base coin"

    "'base bullion"

  9. Base as an adjective (obsolete):

    Of illegitimate birth; bastard.

  10. Base as an adjective:

    Not classical or correct.

    Examples:

    "'base Latin"

    "rfquotek Fuller"

  11. Base as an adjective:

    Examples:

    "the base tone of a violin"

  12. Base as an adjective (legal):

    Not held by honourable service.

    Examples:

    "A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant."

  1. Base as a noun (now, chiefly, US, historical):

    The game of prisoners' bars.

  1. Top as a noun (nautical):

    The highest or uppermost part of something. (irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top. The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc. A lid, cap or cover of a container. A garment worn to cover the torso. A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached. The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.

    Examples:

    "His kite got caught at the top of the tree."

    "We flipped the machine onto its top."

    "Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.  nowrap Headings appear at the tops of pages."

    "Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad."

    "I bought this top as it matches my jeans."

  2. Top as a noun:

    A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.

    Examples:

    "The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin."

  3. Top as a noun:

    Someone who is eminent. The chief person; the most prominent one. The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.

    Examples:

    "to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school"

  4. Top as a noun (BDSM):

    A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

  5. Top as a noun (LGBT, slang):

    A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.

    Examples:

    "I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom."

  6. Top as a noun (physics):

    A top quark.

  7. Top as a noun:

    The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.

  8. Top as a noun (ropemaking):

    A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.

  9. Top as a noun (sound):

    Highest pitch or loudest volume.

    Examples:

    "She sang at the top of her voice."

  10. Top as a noun (wool manufacture):

    A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.

  11. Top as a noun (obsolete, except in one sense of phrase ''[[on top of]]''):

    Eve; verge; point.

  12. Top as a noun:

    The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  13. Top as a noun (in the plural, slang, dated):

    Topboots.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Charles Dickens"

  14. Top as a noun (golf):

    A stroke on the top of the ball.

  15. Top as a noun (golf):

    A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.

  16. Top as a noun (in restaurants, preceded by a number):

    (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.

  1. Top as a verb:

    To cover on the top or with a top.

    Examples:

    "I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce."

  2. Top as a verb:

    To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)

    Examples:

    "I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair."

    "Top and tail the carrots."

  3. Top as a verb:

    To excel, to surpass, to beat.

    Examples:

    "Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar."

  4. Top as a verb:

    To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).

    Examples:

    "Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s."

  5. Top as a verb (British, slang):

    To commit suicide, (rare) to murder.

    Examples:

    "Depression causes many people to top themselves."

  6. Top as a verb (BDSM):

    To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

    Examples:

    "I used to be a slave, but I ended up topping."

    "Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom"."

  7. Top as a verb (slang, gay sexuality, intransitive):

    To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.

  8. Top as a verb (slang, gay sexuality, transitive):

    To anally penetrate.

  9. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.

    Examples:

    "lofty ridges and topping mountains"

    "rfquotek Derham"

  10. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To predominate.

    Examples:

    "topping passions"

  11. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To excel; to rise above others.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  12. Top as a verb (nautical):

    To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.

  13. Top as a verb (dyeing):

    To cover with another dye.

    Examples:

    "to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening"

  14. Top as a verb:

    To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).

  15. Top as a verb (slang, dated):

    To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.

  16. Top as a verb (of a horse):

    To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.

  17. Top as a verb:

    To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.

  18. Top as a verb:

    To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.

  19. Top as a verb (golf):

    To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.

  1. Top as an adjective:

    Situated on the top of something.

  2. Top as an adjective (informal):

    Best; of the highest quality or rank.

    Examples:

    "She's in the top dance school."

  3. Top as an adjective (informal):

    Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.

    Examples:

    "He's a top lawyer."

    "That is a top car."

  1. Top as an adverb:

    Rated first.

    Examples:

    "She came top in her French exam."

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