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Quick definitions from WordNet (base)
▸ noun: a support or foundation ("The base of the lamp")
▸ noun: place that runner must touch before scoring
▸ noun: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
▸ noun: installation from which a military force initiates operations ("The attack wiped out our forward bases")
▸ noun: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit ("A tub should sit on its own base")
▸ noun: the principal ingredient of a mixture ("Glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments")
▸ noun: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
▸ noun: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment ("The base of the skull")
▸ noun: the bottom or lowest part ("The base of the mountain")
▸ noun: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
▸ noun: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed ("The base of the triangle")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: lowest support of a structure ("It was built on a base of solid rock")
▸ noun: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area ("The industrial base of Japan")
▸ noun: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
▸ noun: a lower limit
▸ noun: the most important or necessary part of something
▸ noun: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
▸ noun: 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
▸ verb: use as a basis for; found on ("Base a claim on some observation")
▸ verb: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
▸ verb: assign to a station
▸ adjective: illegitimate
▸ adjective: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality ("That liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble- Edmund Burke")
▸ adjective: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) ("Baseborn wretches with dirty faces")
▸ adjective: not adhering to ethical or moral principles ("Base and unpatriotic motives")
▸ adjective: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal ("Base coins of aluminum")
▸ adjective: debased; not genuine ("An attempt to eliminate the base coinage")
▸ adjective: serving as or forming a base ("The painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #30771)
▸ Also see basing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to base
▸ Usage examples for base
▸ Idioms related to base (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing base
▸ Popular nouns described by base
▸ Words that often appear near base
▸ Rhymes of base
▸ Invented words related to base
▸ noun: a support or foundation ("The base of the lamp")
▸ noun: place that runner must touch before scoring
▸ noun: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
▸ noun: installation from which a military force initiates operations ("The attack wiped out our forward bases")
▸ noun: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit ("A tub should sit on its own base")
▸ noun: the principal ingredient of a mixture ("Glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments")
▸ noun: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
▸ noun: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment ("The base of the skull")
▸ noun: the bottom or lowest part ("The base of the mountain")
▸ noun: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
▸ noun: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed ("The base of the triangle")
▸ noun: 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")
▸ noun: lowest support of a structure ("It was built on a base of solid rock")
▸ noun: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area ("The industrial base of Japan")
▸ noun: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
▸ noun: a lower limit
▸ noun: the most important or necessary part of something
▸ noun: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
▸ noun: 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
▸ verb: use as a basis for; found on ("Base a claim on some observation")
▸ verb: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
▸ verb: assign to a station
▸ adjective: illegitimate
▸ adjective: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality ("That liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble- Edmund Burke")
▸ adjective: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) ("Baseborn wretches with dirty faces")
▸ adjective: not adhering to ethical or moral principles ("Base and unpatriotic motives")
▸ adjective: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal ("Base coins of aluminum")
▸ adjective: debased; not genuine ("An attempt to eliminate the base coinage")
▸ adjective: serving as or forming a base ("The painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #30771)
▸ Also see basing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to base
▸ Usage examples for base
▸ Idioms related to base (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing base
▸ Popular nouns described by base
▸ Words that often appear near base
▸ Rhymes of base
▸ Invented words related to base