home base

Noun
  1. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands;
    It must be touched by a base runner in order to score (synset 103534081)
    "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    is a type of: bag, base - a place that the runner must touch before scoring
    same as: home, home plate, plate
  2. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise (synset 103509867)
    "many companies have their headquarters in New York"
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: business office, office - place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
    subtypes: mukataa - an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center
    same as: central office, headquarters, home office, main office

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