base
IPA: bˈeɪs
noun
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
- (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
- (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
- Important areas in games and sports.
- A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
- (baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
- (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- (geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace..)
- (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
- (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- (group theory) A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
- (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
- (archaic) The housing of a horse.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mail or other armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
- (obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
- (obsolete) An apron.
- A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
- (politics) A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
- (Marxism) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
- (slang, uncountable) freebase cocaine
- (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- (music) Dated form of bass. [A low spectrum of sound tones.]
- (aviation) Short for base leg. [(aviation) The part of a landing before final approach, flown downwind of and at right angles to the runway.]
- Alternative form of BASE
- Acronym of building, antenna-tower, span, earth. [(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.]
verb
- (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
- (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
- (slang) To freebase.
adjective
- (obsolete) Low in height; short.
- Low in place or position.
- (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
- (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
- Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- (now rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
- (of a metal) Not considered precious or noble.
- Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
- (obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
- Not classical or correct.
- (law) Not held by honourable service.
- Obsolete form of bass. [Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.]
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Examples of "base" in Sentences
- The base of the skin is pegged to the ground.
- The bases are usually securely fastened to the ground.
- A triangulate plate is attached to the bottom of the base.
- The winding key was located at the bottom of the lamp base.
- It forages on the ground or at the base of trees for insects.
- The road to the base was vulnerable to high ground and ambushes.
- The base of the ride is above ground with the top of the ride at.
- The base cards on the top and bottom of the columns are turned sideways.
- The bottom of the base is corrugated, the bottom of the trays are corrugated.
- The center of the bulged portion of the bottom wall is coplanar with the base.
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