Base (Noun)
Meaning 1
Installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 4
(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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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 5
The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
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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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 8
A phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA).
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Nouns denoting substances.
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Meaning 9
The bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle".
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Meaning 10
A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 11
The bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 12
The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end.
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 13
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".
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Nouns denoting substances.
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Meaning 14
The most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice".
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
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Meaning 15
A place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 16
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 17
Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower".
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Meaning 18
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.
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
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Meaning 19
A lower limit; "the government established a wage floor".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 20
A support or foundation; "the base of the lamp".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The base of the lamp was heavy enough to prevent it from tipping over.
- The monument's base was inscribed with the names of the soldiers who had fought in the war.
- The statue's base was cracked and needed to be repaired before it could be displayed.
- The building's base was reinforced with steel beams to support the weight of the upper floors.
- The tree's base was surrounded by a ring of flowers that bloomed every spring.