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base

/ base /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a support or foundation
"the base of the lamp"
Type of:
support
Kinds of:
brass monkey staddle trivet
noun Sense 2
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
"the base of the skull"
Type of:
bottom
Domain:
anatomy general anatomy
noun Sense 3
the bottom or lowest part
"the base of the mountain"
Type of:
part piece
noun Sense 4
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
"10 is the radix of the decimal system"
Type of:
number
Domain:
numeration system number system number representation system
noun Sense 5
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
"the base of the triangle"
Type of:
flank
noun Sense 6
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
"bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
Type of:
compound chemical compound
Kinds of:
pyridine purine imidazole iminazole glyoxaline
Derived:
alkalize alkalise alkalify basify free-base
adjective satellite Sense 7
debased; not genuine
"an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
Similar:
counterfeit imitative
adjective satellite Sense 8
illegitimate
Similar:
illegitimate
Domain:
archaism archaicism
adjective satellite Sense 9
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke"
"taking a mean advantage"
"chok''d with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare"
"something essentially vulga"
Similar:
ignoble
adjective satellite Sense 10
of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense)
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
"of humble (or lowly) birth"
Similar:
lowborn
adjective satellite Sense 11
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
"base and unpatriotic motives"
"a base, degrading way of life"
"cheating is dishonorable"
"they considered colonialism immoral"
"unethical practices in handling public funds"
Similar:
wrong
noun Sense 12
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Type of:
location
Derived:
station post send place
adjective satellite Sense 13
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
"base coins of aluminum"
"a base metal"
Similar:
inferior
noun Sense 14
installation from which a military force initiates operations
"the attack wiped out our forward bases"
Type of:
military installation
Kinds of:
air base air station army base firebase navy base
Derived:
station post send place
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 15
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
"a tub should sit on its own base"
Type of:
bottom underside undersurface
Has parts:
vessel box lamp
noun Sense 16
the principal ingredient of a mixture
"glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"
"he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"
"everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
Type of:
ingredient
Derived:
free-base
noun Sense 17
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Type of:
electrode
Has parts:
transistor junction transistor electronic transistor
Domain:
electronics
noun Sense 18
place that runner must touch before scoring
"he scrambled to get back to the bag"
Type of:
baseball equipment
Kinds of:
first base home plate home base home plate
Has parts:
baseball diamond diamond infield
noun Sense 19
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
"the industrial base of Japan"
Type of:
store stock fund
noun Sense 20
lowest support of a structure
"it was built on a base of solid rock"
"he stood at the foot of the tower"
Type of:
support
Kinds of:
bed raft foundation
Has parts:
structure construction
noun Sense 21
the most important or necessary part of something
"the basis of this drink is orange juice"
Type of:
part portion component part
adjective satellite Sense 22
serving as or forming a base
"the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
Similar:
basic
verb Sense 23
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
Type of:
drug do drugs
Derived:
alkali
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 24
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
Type of:
assumption supposition supposal
Kinds of:
meat and potatoes
Has parts:
explanation
Derived:
establish ground found
noun Sense 25
a lower limit
"the government established a wage floor"
Type of:
control
Kinds of:
price floor wage floor
verb Sense 26
use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation"
Kinds of:
build
Derived:
foundation basis fundament groundwork cornerstone
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 27
assign to a station
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
garrison fort locate place site
Derived:
position post berth office spot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
noun Sense 28
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Type of:
form word form signifier
Derived:
stem
Domain:
linguistics
noun Sense 29
an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries
Type of:
terrorist organization terrorist group foreign terrorist organization
Domain:
Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan Pakistan
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
29
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
115
Times Searched
4
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