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empty base

empty base noun: a base without a runner on it.

Noun

empty base (plural empty bases)

  1. A base without a runner on it.
    • They have to pitch to the slugger because there are no empty bases.

Forms of empty base

pluralempty bases

Questions about empty base

What does empty base mean?
Empty base means a base without a runner on it.
What part of speech is empty base?
Empty base is a noun.
What is the plural of empty base?
The plural of empty base is empty bases.

Words near empty base in the dictionary

  1. empts
  2. empty
  3. empty as a pauper's purse
  4. empty as the tomb on Easter
  5. empty barrels make the most noise
  6. empty base
  7. empty bases
  8. empty calorie
  9. empty calories
  10. empty cans make the most noise
  11. empty canvas

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