base in English

adjective

1

(of a person or a person's actions or feelings) without moral principles; ignoble.

the electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

synonyms: sordid, ignoble, low, low-minded, mean, immoral, improper, unseemly, unscrupulous, unprincipled, dishonest, dishonorable, shameful, bad, wrong, evil, wicked, iniquitous, sinful

noun

1

the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

she sat down at the base of a tree

synonyms: foundation, bottom, foot, support, stand, pedestal, plinth

2

a conceptual structure or entity on which something draws or depends.

the town's economic base collapsed

3

the main place where a person works or stays.

she makes the studio her base

4

a main or important element or ingredient to which other things are added.

soaps with a vegetable oil base

5

a substance capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt and water, or (more broadly) of accepting or neutralizing hydrogen ions.

Nitric acid reacted with a base will give the nitrate of the salt and water.

6

the middle part of a bipolar transistor, separating the emitter from the collector.

Transistors are composed of three parts - a base , a collector, and an emitter.

7

the root or stem of a word or a derivative.

The children had to say the base of a suffixed word pronounced by the experimenter.

8

a number used as the basis of a numeration scale.

Some historians believe that the Babylonian base 60 place-value system was transmitted to the Indians via the Greeks.

9

one of the four stations that must be reached in turn to score a run.

Four different times I switched over to see the bases loaded, scoring I believe a total of one run.

verb

1

have as the foundation for (something); use as a point from which (something) can develop.

the film is based on a novel by Pat Conroy

synonyms: found, build, construct, form, ground, root, use as a basis, derive from, spring from, stem from, originate in, have its origin in, issue from

2

situate as the center of operations.

a research program based at the University of Arizona

synonyms: locate, situate, position, install, station, site, establish, garrison

adjective

sordid, ignoble, low, low-minded, mean, immoral, improper, unseemly, unscrupulous, unprincipled, dishonest, dishonorable, shameful, bad, wrong, evil, wicked, iniquitous, sinful
baseborn
basal
baseborn, lowly, humble
meanspirited, mean
immoral

noun

foundation, basis, headquarters, alkali, nucleotide, stem, radix, floor, bag, base of operations, home, pedestal, infrastructure
foundation, bottom, foot, support, stand, pedestal, plinth
basis, foundation, bedrock, starting point, source, origin, root(s), core, key component, heart, backbone
headquarters, camp, site, station, settlement, post, center, starting point
alkali
nucleotide
stem, theme, root, root word, radical
radix
foundation, fundament, understructure, substructure, groundwork, foot
floor
bag
base of operations
home
basis
pedestal, stand
infrastructure
basis, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone

verb

found, locate, establish
found, build, construct, form, ground, root, use as a basis, derive from, spring from, stem from, originate in, have its origin in, issue from
locate, situate, position, install, station, site, establish, garrison
establish, found, ground

Use "base" in a sentence

1. Base synonyms, Base pronunciation, Base translation, English dictionary definition of Base

2. Base Attack Force Base Attack Force BaseAttackForce

3. Baser meaning Comparative form of base: more base.

4. Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor Base Guide Naval Base Kitsap was created in 2004 by merging the former Naval Station Bremerton with Naval Submarine Base Bangor.

5. file# to open (base, if not specified via--base

6. Vanir Settler Breechclout A furry Breechclout worn by Vanir settlers: Type Armor Base Bonus +1 Grit Grade High Armor Type Light Base Armor 13 Base Heat Isolation 2 Base Cold Isolation 1 Base Durability 655 Base Weight 3.94 ID 52978

7. Vanir Settler Breechclout A furry Breechclout worn by Vanir settlers: Type Armor Base Bonus +1 Grit Grade High Armor Type Light Base Armor 18 Base Heat Isolation 3 Base Cold Isolation 4 Base Durability 935 Base Weight 3.94 ID 91028

8. To Assign values in the MATLAB base workspace, use 'base'

9. HBTs : Concept: emitter efficiency, base transport, base resistance, junction capacitance.

10. Base line nae seonggwaui woncheon Hope World ije modeun sesangeul eopeo Nuguboda yeolsimhi haessgie debwihae Deol jago deo haeseo dwaessgie, nal wihae Yeonghwa gateun insaengui Main base, Mainstay Jeongsin mot charin aedeul da, Play back Nae eumagui Base line Nae momjisui Base line Nae seonggongui Base line Base line Jigeumbuteo base Time

11. Manas International Airport Ganci Air Base / Manas Air Base Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

12. Russian navaI base

13. The military base?

14. Second base, tops.

15. A military base.

16. Returning to base.

17. A pitcher can only commit a Balk if there is a runner on first base, second base, or third base

18. Base(Number, Radix [Min_length]) The Base function syntax has the following arguments

19. For the Codons animation, the left-most two base pairs are hidden, leaving exactly five 3-base Codons (15 base pairs).

20. Tallying is base 1 counting; normal counting is done in base 10.

21. The PRISMATIC finishes require a dark base coat-use Alclad GLOSS BLACK BASE

22. So if I squeeze the base, the bands go from base to tip.

23. Key words: rapid-set accelerating admixtures, alkali content, silicate base, aluminate base, calcium aluminate cement base, alkali-free, setting time, strength ratio.

24. The abutment base (102) is designed as a one-time abutment base (102).

25. "Base unit definitions: Meter".

26. Question: Base erosion question.

27. base of stem: lobulated

28. Reiben, base of fire.

29. Let's say log base three of -- I don't know -- log base three of -- well you know, let's make it interesting -- log base three of one / nine minus log base three of eighty- one.

30. He gets on base.

31. How far to base?

32. Verbs for base include base, based, bases, baseth, basified, Basifies, basify, basifying and basing

33. Base line definition: a line serving as a base Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

34. The Basicity constant is also called as base dissociation constant or base ionization constant

35. Pour Butterscotch nut mixture over cooled pastry base, and smooth the surface to cover base …

36. Copper-nickel base alloys "cupro-nickel" or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys "nickel silver" unwrought

37. The Base class that is accessed is the Base class specified in the class declaration

38. The vehicle antenna comprises a base plate and a case for mounting the base plate.

39. Step 18: Notch Base for Crosspieces The tabletop is designed to float on the base

40. Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver)

41. The base surface has three abutment protuberances (52,54,56) that extend from the base surface (40).

42. Typically, Autocratic leaders base their …

43. They are absolutely off base

44. Data base and search function.

45. Black chiffon base, white flow.

46. Mucho: hemos corrido a Base …

47. Because he gets on base.

48. Exercises with base value omitted

49. I'll stay at base camp.

50. Abase = a + base; without a base; Imagine you shifted to a new house whose base is not very strong (without base) and hence it may fall down anytime and can Abase you in front of your neighbours.