Definitions
of base
1. [adj] - (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal 2. [adj] - not adhering to ethical or moral principles 3. [adj] - of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) 4. [adj] - having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality 5. [adj] - (archaic) illegitimate 6. [adj] - debased 7. [n] - any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water 8. [n] - the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed 9. [n] - (in a digital numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place 10. [n] - the bottom or lowest part 11. [n] - (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment 12. [n] - the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end 13. [n] - the principal ingredient of a mixture 14. [n] - a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit 15. [n] - installation from which a military force initiates operations 16. [n] - (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector 17. [n] - place that runner must touch before scoring 18. [n] - a support or foundation
Quotes
- Example use of the word base1. the base of the lamp 2. he scrambled to get back to the bag 3. the attack wiped out our forward bases 4. a tub should sit on its own base 5. glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments 6. he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green 7. everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base 8. the base of the skull 9. the base of the mountain 10. 10 is the radix of the decimal system 11. the base of the triangle 12. bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia 13. not genuine 14. an attempt to eliminate the base coinage 15. that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble- Edmund Burke 16. taking a mean advantage 17. chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort- Shakespeare 18. something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics 19. baseborn wretches with dirty faces 20. of humble (or lowly) birth 21. base and unpatriotic motives 22. a base, degrading way of life 23. cheating is dishonorable 24. they considered colonialism immoral 25. unethical practices in handling public funds 26. base coins of aluminum 27. a base metal
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