BASE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a support or foundation
   Synonym(s)
   • pedestal (what does pedestal mean?)
   • stand (what does stand mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the base of the lamp
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • brass monkey (what does brass monkey mean?)
   • staddle (what does staddle mean?)
   • trivet (what does trivet mean?)
   • trivet (what does trivet mean?)
2. Meaning
   • place that runner must touch before scoring
   Synonym(s)
   • bag (what does bag mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he scrambled to get back to the bag
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • baseball equipment (what does baseball equipment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • first base (what does first base mean?)
   • home plate (what does home plate mean?)
   • home base (what does home base mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • plate (what does plate mean?)
   • second base (what does second base mean?)
   • third base (what does third base mean?)
   • third (what does third mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • electrode (what does electrode mean?)
4. Meaning
   • installation from which a military force initiates operations
   Synonym(s)
   • base of operations (what does base of operations mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the attack wiped out our forward bases
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • military installation (what does military installation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • air base (what does air base mean?)
   • air station (what does air station mean?)
   • army base (what does army base mean?)
   • firebase (what does firebase mean?)
   • navy base (what does navy base mean?)
   • rocket base (what does rocket base mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • station (what does station mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • send (what does send mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
   Usage Example(s)
   • a tub should sit on its own base
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bottom (what does bottom mean?)
   • underside (what does underside mean?)
   • undersurface (what does undersurface mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the principal ingredient of a mixture
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ingredient (what does ingredient mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • free-base (what does free-base mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
7. Meaning
   • lowest support of a structure
   Synonym(s)
   • foot (what does foot mean?)
   • foundation (what does foundation mean?)
   • fundament (what does fundament mean?)
   • groundwork (what does groundwork mean?)
   • substructure (what does substructure mean?)
   • understructure (what does understructure mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was built on a base of solid rock
   • he stood at the foot of the tower
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bed (what does bed mean?)
   • raft foundation (what does raft foundation mean?)
8. Meaning
   • the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
   Synonym(s)
   • infrastructure (what does infrastructure mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the industrial base of Japan
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • store (what does store mean?)
   • stock (what does stock mean?)
   • fund (what does fund mean?)
9. Meaning
   • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
   Synonym(s)
   • basis (what does basis mean?)
   • cornerstone (what does cornerstone mean?)
   • foundation (what does foundation mean?)
   • fundament (what does fundament mean?)
   • groundwork (what does groundwork mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • assumption (what does assumption mean?)
   • supposition (what does supposition mean?)
   • supposal (what does supposal mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • meat and potatoes (what does meat and potatoes mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
10. Meaning
    • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
    Synonym(s)
    • radical (what does radical mean?)
    • root (what does root mean?)
    • root word (what does root word mean?)
    • stem (what does stem mean?)
    • theme (what does theme mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • thematic vowels are part of the stem
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • form (what does form mean?)
    • word form (what does word form mean?)
    • signifier (what does signifier mean?)
    • descriptor (what does descriptor mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • stem (what does stem mean?)
    • stem (what does stem mean?)
11. Meaning
    • a lower limit
    Synonym(s)
    • floor (what does floor mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the government established a wage floor
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • control (what does control mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • price floor (what does price floor mean?)
    • wage floor (what does wage floor mean?)
12. Meaning
    • 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
    Synonym(s)
    • al-Qa’ida (what does al-Qa’ida mean?)
    • al-Qaeda (what does al-Qaeda mean?)
    • al-Qaida (what does al-Qaida mean?)
    • Qaeda (what does Qaeda mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) Base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • terrorist organization (what does terrorist organization mean?)
    • terrorist group (what does terrorist group mean?)
    • foreign terrorist organization (what does foreign terrorist organization mean?)
    • FTO (what does FTO mean?)
13. Meaning
    • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
    Synonym(s)
    • home (what does home mean?)
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • location (what does location mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • station (what does station mean?)
    • post (what does post mean?)
    • base (what does base mean?)
    • send (what does send mean?)
    • place (what does place mean?)
14. Meaning
    • (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
    Usage Example(s)
    • the base of the skull
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • bottom (what does bottom mean?)
15. Meaning
    • the bottom or lowest part
    Usage Example(s)
    • the base of the mountain
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • part (what does part mean?)
    • piece (what does piece mean?)
16. Meaning
    • (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
    Synonym(s)
    • radix (what does radix mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 10 is the radix of the decimal system
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • number (what does number mean?)
17. Meaning
    • the most important or necessary part of something
    Synonym(s)
    • basis (what does basis mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the basis of this drink is orange juice
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • part (what does part mean?)
    • portion (what does portion mean?)
    • component part (what does component part mean?)
    • component (what does component mean?)
18. Meaning
    • the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
    Usage Example(s)
    • the base of the triangle
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • flank (what does flank mean?)
19. Meaning
    • any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
    Synonym(s)
    • alkali (what does alkali mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
    Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • compound (what does compound mean?)
    • chemical compound (what does chemical compound mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • pyridine (what does pyridine mean?)
    • purine (what does purine mean?)
    • purine (what does purine mean?)
    • imidazole (what does imidazole mean?)
    • iminazole (what does iminazole mean?)
    • glyoxaline (what does glyoxaline mean?)
    • melamine (what does melamine mean?)
    • cyanuramide (what does cyanuramide mean?)
    • pyrimidine (what does pyrimidine mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • alkalize (what does alkalize mean?)
    • alkalise (what does alkalise mean?)
    • alkalify (what does alkalify mean?)
    • basify (what does basify mean?)
    • alkalize (what does alkalize mean?)
    • alkalise (what does alkalise mean?)
    • alkalify (what does alkalify mean?)
    • basify (what does basify mean?)
    • free-base (what does free-base mean?)
    • base (what does base mean?)
    • alkalize (what does alkalize mean?)
    • alkalise (what does alkalise mean?)
    • alkalify (what does alkalify mean?)
    • basify (what does basify mean?)

BASE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • use as a basis for
   • found on
   Synonym(s)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • base a claim on some observation
   Hyponym(s)
   • build (what does build mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • foundation (what does foundation mean?)
   • basis (what does basis mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • foundation (what does foundation mean?)
   • fundament (what does fundament mean?)
   • groundwork (what does groundwork mean?)
   • cornerstone (what does cornerstone mean?)
   • reason (what does reason mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   • basis (what does basis mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • foundation (what does foundation mean?)
   • fundament (what does fundament mean?)
   • groundwork (what does groundwork mean?)
   • cornerstone (what does cornerstone mean?)
2. Meaning
   • assign to a station
   Synonym(s)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • send (what does send mean?)
   • station (what does station mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • garrison (what does garrison mean?)
   • fort (what does fort mean?)
   • locate (what does locate mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • site (what does site mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • berth (what does berth mean?)
   • office (what does office mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • billet (what does billet mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • situation (what does situation mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • base of operations (what does base of operations mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • station (what does station mean?)
   • station (what does station mean?)
3. Meaning
   • use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
   Synonym(s)
   • free-base (what does free-base mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) base is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • drug (what does drug mean?)
   • do drugs (what does do drugs mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • base (what does base mean?)
   • alkali (what does alkali mean?)
   • base (what does base mean?)

BASE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • debased
   • not genuine
   Usage Example(s)
   • an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
   Similar To
   • counterfeit (what does counterfeit mean?)
   • imitative (what does imitative mean?)
2. Meaning
   • illegitimate
   Synonym(s)
   • baseborn (what does baseborn mean?)
   Similar To
   • illegitimate (what does illegitimate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
   Synonym(s)
   • mean (what does mean mean?)
   • meanspirited (what does meanspirited mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • ignoble (what does ignoble mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of low birth or station (`base” is archaic in this sense)
   Synonym(s)
   • baseborn (what does baseborn mean?)
   • humble (what does humble mean?)
   • lowly (what does lowly mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • baseborn wretches with dirty faces
   • of humble (or lowly) birth
   Similar To
   • lowborn (what does lowborn mean?)
5. Meaning
   • serving as or forming a base
   Synonym(s)
   • basal (what does basal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
   Similar To
   • basic (what does basic mean?)
6. Meaning
   • not adhering to ethical or moral principles
   Synonym(s)
   • dishonorable (what does dishonorable mean?)
   • dishonourable (what does dishonourable mean?)
   • immoral (what does immoral mean?)
   • unethical (what does unethical mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • base and unpatriotic motives
   • a base, degrading way of life
   • cheating is dishonorable
   • they considered colonialism immoral
   • unethical practices in handling public funds
   Similar To
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)
7. Meaning
   • (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
   Usage Example(s)
   • base coins of aluminum
   • a base metal
   Similar To
   • inferior (what does inferior mean?)