Base Meaning
There are 30 meaning(s) for word Base
Meaning 1 : a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
Synonyms : al-qa'ida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, al qaeda, al qaida, qaeda
Synonyms : al-qa'ida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, al qaeda, al qaida, qaeda
Meaning 2 : of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Example : baseborn wretches with dirty faces
Synonyms : baseborn, humble, lowly
Example : baseborn wretches with dirty faces
Synonyms : baseborn, humble, lowly
Meaning 3 : use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
Synonyms : free-base
Synonyms : free-base
Meaning 4 : lowest support of a structure
Example : it was built on a base of solid rock
Synonyms : foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
Example : it was built on a base of solid rock
Synonyms : foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
Meaning 9 : (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
Synonyms : radix
Synonyms : radix
Meaning 10 : a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Synonyms : nucleotide
Synonyms : nucleotide
Meaning 12 : serving as or forming a base
Example : the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
Synonyms : basal
Example : the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
Synonyms : basal
Meaning 13 : the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Synonyms : basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork
Synonyms : basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork
Meaning 14 : (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Synonyms : radical, root, root word, stem, theme
Synonyms : radical, root, root word, stem, theme
Meaning 15 : the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Synonyms : home
Synonyms : home
Meaning 16 : the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
Example : the industrial base of Japan
Synonyms : infrastructure
Example : the industrial base of Japan
Synonyms : infrastructure
Meaning 17 : having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Example : that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
Synonyms : mean, meanspirited
Example : that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
Synonyms : mean, meanspirited
Meaning 18 : any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
Example : bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
Synonyms : alkali
Example : bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
Synonyms : alkali
Meaning 19 : not adhering to ethical or moral principles
Example : base and unpatriotic motives,a base, degrading way of life
Synonyms : immoral
Example : base and unpatriotic motives,a base, degrading way of life
Synonyms : immoral
Meaning 20 : installation from which a military force initiates operations
Example : the attack wiped out our forward bases
Synonyms : base of operations
Example : the attack wiped out our forward bases
Synonyms : base of operations
Meaning 21 : use as a basis for; found on
Example : base a claim on some observation
Synonyms : establish, found, ground
Example : base a claim on some observation
Synonyms : establish, found, ground
Meaning 22 : a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
Example : a tub should sit on its own base
Example : a tub should sit on its own base
Meaning 23 : (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
Example : the base of the skull
Example : the base of the skull
Meaning 24 : debased; not genuine
Example : an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
Example : an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
Meaning 25 : (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Meaning 26 : situate as a center of operations
Example : we will base this project in the new lab
Example : we will base this project in the new lab
Meaning 27 : the bottom or lowest part
Example : the base of the mountain
Example : the base of the mountain
Meaning 28 : the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
Example : the base of the triangle
Example : the base of the triangle
Meaning 29 : the principal ingredient of a mixture
Example : 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
Example : 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
Meaning 30 : (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
Example : base coins of aluminum,a base metal
Example : base coins of aluminum,a base metal
How to Pronounce Base
- beɪs