Definition (noun) installation from which a military force initiates operations
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the attack wiped out our forward bases
Definition (noun) lowest support of a structure
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it was built on a base of solid rock
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he stood at the foot of the tower
Definition (noun) a place that the runner must touch before scoring
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he scrambled to get back to the bag
Definition (noun) the bottom or lowest part
Definition (noun) (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
Definition (noun) a lower limit
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the government established a wage floor
Definition (noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
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the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Definition (noun) a support or foundation
Definition (noun) a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Definition (noun) any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
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bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
Definition (noun) the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
Definition (noun) the most important or necessary part of something
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the basis of this drink is orange juice
Definition (noun) (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
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10 is the radix of the decimal system
Definition (noun) the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Definition (noun) 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
Definition (noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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thematic vowels are part of the stem
Definition (noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
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the industrial base of Japan
Definition (noun) the principal ingredient of a mixture
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glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments
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he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green
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everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base
Definition (noun) a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
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a tub should sit on its own base
Definition (noun) (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Definition (verb) use as a basis for; found on
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base a claim on some observation
Definition (verb) situate as a center of operations
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we will base this project in the new lab
Definition (verb) use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
Definition (adj) serving as or forming a base
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the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
Definition (adj) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
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baseborn wretches with dirty faces
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of humble (or lowly) birth
Definition (adj) (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
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base coins of aluminum
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a base metal
Definition (adj) not adhering to ethical or moral principles
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base and unpatriotic motives
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a base, degrading way of life
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cheating is dishonorable
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they considered colonialism immoral
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unethical practices in handling public funds
Definition (adj) having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
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that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
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taking a mean advantage
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chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort
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something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
Definition (adj) illegitimate
Definition (adj) debased; not genuine
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an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
