Base

noun bases

1. countable, uncountable Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
2. countable, uncountable A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object. Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime. Their bases were on a level with the pavement outside, a narrow way which was several feet lower than the road behind the ho
3. countable, uncountable The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
4. countable, uncountable A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
5. countable, uncountable The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
6. countable, uncountable A basic but essential component or ingredient.
7. countable, uncountable A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
8. countable, uncountable Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
9. countable, uncountable Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
10. countable, uncountable A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
11. countable, uncountable One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
12. countable, uncountable The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
13. countable, uncountable A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
14. countable, uncountable The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
15. countable, uncountable The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
16. countable, uncountable The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
17. countable, uncountable The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.) The shield was silver, charged with a red cross voided (that is, with the centre cut out and only the edges left), between in chief (that is, above the horizontal limb of the cross) two black dragon's wings, and in base two red daggers, and in the centre of the cross a black winged helmet; on a red
18. countable, uncountable A number raised to the power of an exponent. The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
19. countable, uncountable Synonym of radix.
20. countable, uncountable The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
21. countable, uncountable A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
22. countable, uncountable A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
23. countable, uncountable In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
24. countable, uncountable A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
25. countable, dated, uncountable Dated form of bass.bass The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
26. countable, historical, uncountable The smallest kind of cannon.
27. archaic, countable, uncountable The housing of a horse.
28. countable, historical, in plural, sometimes, uncountable A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower. […] with flowers of gold, the body lined with velvet, and the bases, or skirts, with satin; also a frock of black satin, lined with sarcenet, having three welts of the same.
29. countable, historical, in plural, sometimes, uncountable A kind of armour skirt, of mail or plate, imitating the preceding civilian skirt. The base (skirt), as opposed to the practical skirt of the tonlet armour, is an affectation in imitation of the civilian fabric garment of the period and may well have been inspired by a similar feature on Maximilian's gift armour.
30. countable, obsolete, uncountable The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
31. countable, obsolete, uncountable An apron. bakers in their linen bases
32. countable, uncountable 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. Use the globe he inhabits as a base wherewith to measure the magnitude and distance of the sun and planets.
33. countable, uncountable A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
34. Marxism, countable, uncountable The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life. What, then, in the last resort is the determining influence of the base on the superstructure, and what is the 'relative independence' possessed by the various forms of superstructure according to Engels and most theoretical Marxists?
35. countable, uncountable A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
36. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of base leg.base leg
37. slang, uncountable freebase cocaine TYLER LENNON (played by Louis Healy): Ten grand a week we were clearing: base, white, meth, weed, anything. I can get you anything to get you high.

Similar: alkali

verb bases · basing · based

1. transitive To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of. Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.
2. transitive To be located (at a particular place). Troops have been based in Munich since the end of World War II.
3. To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer. Apart from time taken out during radio- and chemotherapy, Maurs continued to participate in POW. She would base a flyer in a double balance and make the audience laugh with her clowning antics for two more shows.
4. slang To freebase. You know he started to base at a hell of a pace / And now it's a disgrace, he's got the pipe in his face

adjective baser · more base · basest · most base

1. obsolete Low in height; short. The cedar stoops not to the base shrub's foot.
2. Low in place or position. I see thy glory like a shooting star / Fall to the base earth from the firmament.
3. obsolete Of low value or degree. If thou livest in paine and sorrow, thy base courage is the cause of it, To die there wanteth but will.
4. archaic Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common. UUhat meanes the mightie Turkiſh Emperor To talke with one ſo baſe as Tamburlaine?
5. Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly. a cruel act of a base and a cowardish mind
6. archaic Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality. 'Like this horrible film.' 'Horrible?' Lenina was genuinely astonished. 'But I thought it was lovely.' 'It was base,' he said indignantly, 'it was ignoble.'
7. Not considered precious or noble.
8. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased. base coin
9. obsolete Of illegitimate birth; bastard. Why bastard? Wherefore base?
10. Not classical or correct. base Latin
11. obsolete Obsolete form of bass.bass the base tone of a violin
12. Relating to feudal land tenure held by a tenant from a lord in exchange for services that are seen as unworthy for noblemen to perform, such as villeinage. A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant.

noun

1. US, historical, uncountable The game of prisoners' bars. to run the country base

noun

1. alternative Alternative form of BASE.BASE

proper noun

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

noun base · B.A.S.E.

1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of building, antenna-tower, span, earth.building

proper noun base · B.A.S.E.

1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of British Association for Screen Entertainment.British Association for Screen Entertainment