BASE
\bˈe͡ɪs], \bˈeɪs], \b_ˈeɪ_s]\
Definitions of BASE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
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serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
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(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
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installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
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a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
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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"
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(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
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of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
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the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
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assign to a station
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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
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(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
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the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
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the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
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debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
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illegitimate
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(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
By Princeton University
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place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
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serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
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(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
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installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
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a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
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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"
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the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
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(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
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of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
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the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
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assign to a station
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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
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Low in place or position.
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Illegitimate by birth; bastard.
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Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals.
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Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
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Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
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Not classical or correct.
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Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
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Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
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The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.
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Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.
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The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.
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The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.
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That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.
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The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids.
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The chief ingredient in a compound.
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A substance used as a mordant.
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The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions.
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The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
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A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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The smallest kind of cannon.
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That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.
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The basal plane of a crystal.
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The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline.
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The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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The housing of a horse.
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A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
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The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
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The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games.
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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.
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Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.
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To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
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To reduce the value of; to debase.
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A rustic play; - called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars.
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To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; - used with on or upon.
By Oddity Software
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Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
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Low in place or position.
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Illegitimate by birth; bastard.
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Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals.
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Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
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Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
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Not classical or correct.
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Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
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Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
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The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.
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Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.
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The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.
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The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.
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That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.
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The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids.
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The chief ingredient in a compound.
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A substance used as a mordant.
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The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions.
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The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
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A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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The smallest kind of cannon.
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That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.
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The basal plane of a crystal.
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The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline.
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The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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The housing of a horse.
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A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
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The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
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The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games.
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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.
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Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.
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To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
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To reduce the value of; to debase.
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A rustic play; - called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars.
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To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; - used with on or upon.
By Noah Webster.
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The part of a thing on which it rests; a foundation or ground work; that which combines with an acid to form a salt; a fortified line from which the operations of an army proceed; a starting place; in some games, a station or goal.
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To lay a foundation for; establish.
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Worthless; inferior; spurious or false; of mean spirit; morally abject or low; deep or grave in sound; commonly, bass.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
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That on which a thing rests: foot: bottom: foundation: support: the chief ingredient.
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To found or place on a base:-pr.p. basing; pa.p. based.
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A skirt which hung down from the waist to the knees of a knight when on horseback.
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Low in place, value, estimation, or principle: mean: vile: worthless: (New Test.) humble, lowly.
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BASENESS.
By Daniel Lyons
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BASENESS.
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To place upon a base or basis; establish.
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Low; ignoble; abject.
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Bass.
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The lowest part; foundation.
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A compound capable of forming a salt with an acid.
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A basis of operations or of supplies.
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The form of a word used in making derivatives, as by adding suffixes.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Foundation; pedestal; support; chief ingredient.
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Low; mean; vile.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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That which serves as a foundation or support. That which enters, as a principal matter, into a mixture or combination. In anatomy, it is employed in the former sense, as Base of the Cranium, Base of the Brain- Basis seu Pavimentum cerebri; Base of a process, Base of the heart-Basis vel corona cordis. In dentistry, it means a metallic, ivory, or hippopotamus plate, which is used as a support for artificial teeth. In the art of prescribing, Basis is the chief substance which enters into a compound formula.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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In general the underlying, fundamental, or lower part of a structure.
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In chemistry, any chemical element or substance which has the property of forming a salt with an acid.
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In dentistry, that portion of an artificial denture that covers the roof of the mouth or upper jaw to which the artificial teeth are attached.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Greek] The bottom; the part of a thing on which it stands or rests;-the broad part of any thing;-the part of a column between the top of the pedestal and bottom of the shaft ;- the principal element of a compound;- substance used to fix colours in cloth. [French] The lowest part; the gravest male voice. A tract of country protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed ;-a line from which to compute the distances and positions of objects by a system of triangles.
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Mean, vile, worthless; disingenuous, illiberal, ungenerous; of low station, of mean account; base-born, born out of wedlock; applied to metals, without value; applied to sounds, deep, grave.
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The bottom of any thing; the pedestal of a statue; the bottom of a cone; stockings; the place from which racers run; the string that gives a base sound; an old rustick play.
By Thomas Sheridan
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