base

nouns

installation from which a military force initiates operations
"the attack wiped out our forward bases"
base, base of operations
lowest support of a structure
"it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
is derived from
basal
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
"he scrambled to get back to the bag"
bag, base
the bottom or lowest part
"the base of the mountain"
base
is derived from
basilar
is a type of (narrower)
a portion of a natural object
"they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
part, piece
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
"the base of the skull"
base
is derived from
basal
is derived from
basilary
domain category
the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
anatomy, general anatomy
is a type of (narrower)
the lowest part of anything
"they started at the bottom of the hill"
bottom
a lower limit
"the government established a wage floor"
base, floor
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork
is derived from
basal
a support or foundation
"the base of the lamp"
base, pedestal, stand
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
base, nucleotide
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"
alkali, base
is derived from
basify
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
"the base of the triangle"
base
is a type of (narrower)
a subfigure consisting of a side of something
flank
the most important or necessary part of something
"the basis of this drink is orange juice"
base, basis
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
"10 is the radix of the decimal system"
base, radix
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
base, home
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
base, radical, root, root word, stem, theme
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
"the industrial base of Japan"
base, infrastructure
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"
base
is a type of (narrower)
a component of a mixture or compound
ingredient
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
"a tub should sit on its own base"
base
is a part of
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
"he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
box
is a part of
a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs
lamp
is a part of
an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
vessel
is a type of (narrower)
the lower side of anything
bottom, underside, undersurface
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
base
is a part of
a semiconductor device capable of amplification
electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor
domain category
the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
electronics
is a type of (narrower)
a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
electrode

verbs

use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation"
base, establish, found, ground
situate as a center of operations
"we will base this project in the new lab"
base
is a type of (narrower)
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
"Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
locate, situate
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
base, free-base

adjectives

serving as or forming a base
"the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
basal, base
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
base, baseborn, humble, lowly
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
"base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
base
is similar to
of low or inferior quality
inferior
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"
base, immoral
is derived from
baseness
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 vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
base, mean, meanspirited
is derived from
baseness
illegitimate
base, baseborn
debased; not genuine
"an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
base
is similar to
not genuine; imitating something superior
"counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
counterfeit, imitative