[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" Synonyms:alkali
[noun] installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" Synonyms:of operations
[noun] place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" Synonyms:bag
[noun] (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" Synonyms:radix
[noun] the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
[noun] (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
[noun] a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" Synonyms:floor
[noun] the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" Synonyms:basis, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
[noun] a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" Synonyms:pedestal, stand
[noun] the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
[noun] the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" Synonyms:basis
[noun] the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end Synonyms:home
[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 Synonyms:al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Base
[noun] (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" Synonyms:root, root word, stem, theme, radical
[noun] the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" Synonyms:infrastructure
[noun] 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"
[noun] a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
[noun] (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
[verb] use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" Synonyms:establish, ground, found
[verb] use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes Synonyms:free-
[adjective] serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats" Synonyms:basal
[adjective] (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
[adjective] of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" Synonyms:born, humble, lowly
[adjective] not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds" Synonyms:dishonorable, dishonourable, immoral, unethical
[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; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" Synonyms:mean, meanspirited
