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
Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
Noun
a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
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place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
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(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Noun
installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
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a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
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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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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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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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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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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
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an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries
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the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
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(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
Noun
the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
Noun
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
Noun
the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
Noun
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
Noun
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"
Verb
use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Verb
assign to a station
Verb
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
Adjective S.
debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
Adjective S.
illegitimate
Adjective S.
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok''d with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulga
Adjective S.
of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
Adjective S.
serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
Adjective S.
not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
Adjective S.
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
a.
Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as,
base shrubs.
a.
Low in place or position.
a.
Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean.
a.
Illegitimate by birth; bastard.
a.
Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
silver, the precious metals.
a.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
bullion.
a.
Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of
sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base
motives; base occupations.
a.
Not classical or correct.
a.
Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
a.
Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by
services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called
base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
n.
The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on
which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a
statue.
n.
Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
n.
The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a
separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.
n.
The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a
monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or
decoration.
n.
That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is
attached to its support.
n.
The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance
which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt;
-- applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals,
and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
n.
The chief ingredient in a compound.
n.
A substance used as a mordant.
n.
The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line
which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions.
n.
The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on
which it is supposed to stand.
n.
The number from which a mathematical table is constructed;
as, the base of a system of logarithms.
n.
A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the
deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays,
base.
n.
A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or
by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed,
forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.
n.
The smallest kind of cannon.
n.
That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more
central organ.
n.
The basal plane of a crystal.
n.
The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly
crystalline.
n.
The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
n.
The housing of a horse.
n.
A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes
of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or
lower.
n.
The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
n.
An apron.
n.
The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
n.
A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in
length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the
distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a
system of triangles.
n.
A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base,
or bars.
n.
Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the
infield.
n.
To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to
found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
a.
To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
a.
To reduce the value of; to debase.
Base
Why bastard? wherefore base?5.
Base
The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.12.
To their appointed base they went.23.
Base
Base
If any . . . based his pike.2.
Metals which we can not base.
Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation;
To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
Usage Examples
But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.
But theater, because of its nature, both text, images, multimedia effects, has a wider base of communication with an audience. That's why I call it the most social of the various art forms.
And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.
Base souls have no faith in great individuals.
At least for soccer players, it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness - your base endurance, which comes from longer distance running, and your speed, which comes from sprint-based workouts.
Every time I've done comedy in, like, traditional comedy clubs, there's always these comedians that do really well with audiences but that the other comedians hate because they're just, you know, doing kind of cheap stuff like dancing around or doing, like, very kind of base sex humor a lot, and stuff like that.
Crime shapes how we think about the world it shapes social decisions that we make it shapes our base of knowledge. But we don't talk about it intelligently.
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Other Usage ExamplesFor example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As a print reporter without the cameras, I was able to really test the quality of their minds and their knowledge base.
During a trip to Iraq last fall, I visited our theater hospital at Balad Air Force Base and witnessed these skilled medical professionals in action and met the brave soldiers whose lives they saved.
As I have pointed out, it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion, but also of Western morals and Western social idealism.
A permanent base on Mars would have a number of advantages beyond being a bonanza for planetary science and geology. If, as some evidence suggests, exotic micro-organisms have arisen independently of terrestrial life, studying them could revolutionise biology, medicine and biotechnology.
Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve.
But I don't think we'll go there until we go back to the moon and develop a technology base for living and working and transporting ourselves through space.
All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. That's why I travel the world - for me, that's my B-side, why we go places. I have a Hublot on from time to time but I want a home base watch - something that's elegant but has got a little pizzazz to it.
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