base.
Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
Meaning & usage
Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
Something from which other things extend; a foundation. A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
A basic but essential component or ingredient.
A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
Important areas in games and sports. A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
Important areas in games and sports. One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)
A number raised to the power of an exponent.
The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
Synonym of radix.
The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
Dated form of bass.
The smallest kind of cannon.
The housing of a horse.
A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
A kind of armour skirt, of mail or plate, imitating the preceding civilian skirt.
The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
An apron.
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.
A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
Ellipsis of base leg.
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Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.
To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
To be located (at a particular place).
Troops have been based in Munich since the end of World War II.
Top management decided to base our new Spanish subsidiary in Arévalo (Ávila).
To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
To freebase.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις (básis). Doublet of basis and bass.
Low in height; short.
Low in place or position.
Of low value or degree.
Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
Not considered precious or noble.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
base coin
base bullion
Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
Not classical or correct.
Obsolete form of bass.
the base tone of a violin
Relating to feudal land tenure held by a tenant from a lord in exchange for services that are seen as unworthy for noblemen to perform, such as villeinage.
A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? Oscanbor.? Celticbor.? Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base From Middle English base, bas, from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus (“low”). Cognate with Spanish bajo, Italian basso and base.
The game of prisoners' bars.
Where this word comes from
Probably a specific use of Etymology 1, above; perhaps also a development of the plural of bar.
Alternative form of BASE.
Where this word comes from
Variant forms.
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