Definition of base | What does base mean?
What is the definition of the word BASE?
Here is a list of definitions for base.
- installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
- lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
- the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
- a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
- a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- 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"
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
- the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
- (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 place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- 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
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
- 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"
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
What are the verbs of the word BASE?
Here is a list of definitions for base.
- 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"
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
What are the synonyms of the word BASE?
What is another word for BASE?. Here is a list of synonyms for BASE
- BASE
- BASE OF OPERATIONS
- FOUNDATION
- FUNDAMENT
- FOOT
- GROUNDWORK
- SUBSTRUCTURE
- UNDERSTRUCTURE
- BAG
- FLOOR
- BASIS
- CORNERSTONE
- PEDESTAL
- STAND
- NUCLEOTIDE
- ALKALI
- RADIX
- HOME
- AL-QAEDA
- QAEDA
- AL-QA'IDA
- AL-QAIDA
- AL QAEDA
- AL QAIDA
- BASE
- ROOT
- ROOT WORD
- STEM
- THEME
- RADICAL
- INFRASTRUCTURE
- ESTABLISH
- GROUND
- FOUND
- FREE-BASE
Words beginning with BASE?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with BASE.
- basest
- bases
- baserunnings
- baserunning
- baserunners
- baserunner
- baser
- baseplates
- baseplate
- basenjis
- basenji
- basenesses
- baseness
- basements
- basementless
- basement
- basemen
- baseman
- basely
- baselines
- baseliners
- baseliner
- baseline
- baselessnesses
- baselessness
- baseless
- baselards
- baselard
- based
- baseborn
- baseboards
- baseboard
- baseband
- baseballs
- baseballers
- baseballer
- baseball
- base
In which dictionaries does the word base exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes