English to English
base
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adjective (a)
- Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- installation from which a military force initiates operations(noun.artifact)Example:
The attack wiped out our forward bases.
source: wordnet30 - lowest support of a structure(noun.artifact)Example:
It was built on a base of solid rock.
source: wordnet30 - the bottom or lowest part(noun.object)Example:
The base of the mountain.
source: wordnet30 - (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment(noun.location)Example:
The base of the skull.
source: wordnet30 - the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water(noun.substance)Example:
Bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia.
source: wordnet30 - the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed(noun.shape)Example:
The base of the triangle.
source: wordnet30 - (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- 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(noun.group)source: wordnet30
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area(noun.artifact)Example:
The industrial base of Japan.
source: wordnet30 - the principal ingredient of a mixture(noun.artifact)Example:
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.
source: wordnet30 - a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit(noun.artifact)Example:
A tub should sit on its own base.
source: wordnet30 - (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- serving as or forming a base(adj.all)Example:
The painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats.
source: wordnet30 - (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal(adj.all)Example:
Base coins of aluminum.
A base metal.
source: wordnet30 - not adhering to ethical or moral principles(adj.all)Example:
Base and unpatriotic motives.
A base, degrading way of life.
source: wordnet30 - having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality(adj.all)Example:
That liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble.
source: wordnet30 - debased; not genuine(adj.all)Example:
An attempt to eliminate the base coinage.
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verb (v)
- situate as a center of operations(verb.stative)Example:
We will base this project in the new lab.
source: wordnet30 - use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes(verb.consumption)source: wordnet30
- To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.(verb)source: webster1913
- To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.(verb)source: webster1913