(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
(adjective)
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
baseborn wretches with dirty faces
(verb)
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
(noun)
lowest support of a structure
it was built on a base of solid rock
(noun)
a support or foundation
the base of the lamp
(noun)
the most important or necessary part of something
(noun)
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
(adjective)
illegitimate
(noun)
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
(noun)
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
(noun)
a lower limit
(adjective)
serving as or forming a base
the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
(noun)
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
(noun)
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
(noun)
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
(noun)
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
the industrial base of Japan
(adjective)
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
(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
(adjective)
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
base and unpatriotic motives
a base, degrading way of life
(noun)
installation from which a military force initiates operations
the attack wiped out our forward bases
(verb)
use as a basis for; found on
base a claim on some observation
(noun)
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
a tub should sit on its own base
(noun)
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
the base of the skull
(adjective)
debased; not genuine
an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
(noun)
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
(verb)
situate as a center of operations
we will base this project in the new lab
(noun)
the bottom or lowest part
the base of the mountain
(noun)
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
the base of the triangle
(noun)
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
(adjective)
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
base coins of aluminum
a base metal