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base
  • n  installation from which a military force initiates operations
    the attack wiped out our forward bases
  • n  lowest support of a structure
    it was built on a base of solid rock
  • n  a place that the runner must touch before scoring
  • n  the bottom or lowest part
    the base of the mountain
  • n  (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
    the base of the skull
  • n  a lower limit
  • n  the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
  • n  a support or foundation
    the base of the lamp
  • n  a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
  • n  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
  • n  the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
    the base of the triangle
  • n  the most important or necessary part of something
  • n  (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
  • n  the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
  • n  a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
  • n  (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  • n  the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
    the industrial base of Japan
  • n  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
  • n  a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
    a tub should sit on its own base
  • n  (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
  • v  use as a basis for; found on
    base a claim on some observation
  • v  situate as a center of operations
    we will base this project in the new lab
  • v  use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
  • s  serving as or forming a base
    the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
  • s  of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
    baseborn wretches with dirty faces
  • s  (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
    base coins of aluminum
    a base metal
  • s  not adhering to ethical or moral principles
    base and unpatriotic motives
    a base, degrading way of life
  • s  having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
    that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke
  • s  illegitimate
  • s  debased; not genuine
    an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
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baseborn
  • s  of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
    baseborn wretches with dirty faces
  • s  illegitimate
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based
  • v  use as a basis for; found on
  • v  situate as a center of operations
  • v  use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
  • s  having a base
    firmly based ice
  • s  having a base of operations (often used as a combining form)
    a locally based business
    an Atlanta-based company
    carrier-based planes
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baseless
  • s  without a basis in reason or fact
    baseless gossip
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bashful
  • s  self-consciously timid; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound
    I never laughed, being bashful
  • s  disposed to avoid notice; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
    they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it
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bastardly
  • s  born out of wedlock
  • s  of no value or worth
    I was caught in the bastardly traffic
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