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/bˈeɪs/
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[ US /ˈbeɪs/ ]
[ US /ˈbeɪs/ ]
NOUN
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the principal ingredient of a mixture
everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base
he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green
glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments -
the bottom or lowest part
the base of the mountain -
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
he scrambled to get back to the bag -
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
thematic vowels are part of the stem -
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
the base of the skull -
the most important or necessary part of something
the basis of this drink is orange juice -
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 -
installation from which a military force initiates operations
the attack wiped out our forward bases -
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
the base of the triangle - a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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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 -
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
the industrial base of Japan -
a support or foundation
the base of the lamp - the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
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a lower limit
the government established a wage floor -
lowest support of a structure
it was built on a base of solid rock
he stood at the foot of the tower -
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
a tub should sit on its own base -
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture - (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
ADJECTIVE
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having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort
taking a mean advantage
something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics -
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
base coins of aluminum
a base metal -
debased; not genuine
an attempt to eliminate the base coinage -
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
cheating is dishonorable
a base, degrading way of life
base and unpatriotic motives
they considered colonialism immoral
unethical practices in handling public funds -
serving as or forming a base
the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats -
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
baseborn wretches with dirty faces
of humble (or lowly) birth - illegitimate
VERB
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
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use as a basis for; found on
base a claim on some observation -
situate as a center of operations
we will base this project in the new lab
How To Use base In A Sentence
- But then on the other hand, the whole cosmos or universe is based on this love or compassion.
- They have recognized that their business depends on world of mouth, and that world of mouth is based on customer satisfaction.
- We believe that it is okay to charge for healing based on the doctrine, ‘The workman is worthy of his hire.’
- The method enhances data recoverability in keyed database records.
- A substantial element of the system is the set of physical exercises performed in pairs and again based on the idea of the power of co-operation.
- Based upon analysis of duplicate samples, reproducibility was better than 3% of the measured concentration of each element.
- Of all types of commercially based American music, jazz is the one that has most consistently fostered musical artistry on a high level.
- Turn out the lot and the wellrotted stuff at the base can be put on unplanted soil. The Sun
- The tax assessor determined that the property was subject to taxation based on its infrequent use for religious purposes. Christianity Today
- The report, which was based upon conversations with children who telephoned helplines, also claimed that the hidden problem of solvent abuse kills more children than drugs every year.