Base ¹

Definition: Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

Base ²

Definition: Low in place or position.

Base ³

Definition: Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean.

Base ⁴

Definition: Illegitimate by birth; bastard.

Base ⁵

Definition: Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals.

Base ⁶

Definition: Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.

Base ⁷

Definition: Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.

Base ⁸

Definition: Not classical or correct.

Base ⁹

Definition: Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.

Base ¹⁰

Definition: Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.

Base ¹¹

Definition: The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.

Base ¹²

Definition: Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.

Base ¹³

Definition: The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.

Base ¹⁴

Definition: The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.

Base ¹⁵

Definition: That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.

Base ¹⁶

Definition: The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids.

Base ¹⁷

Definition: The chief ingredient in a compound.

Base ¹⁸

Definition: A substance used as a mordant.

Base ¹⁹

Definition: The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions.

Base ²⁰

Definition: The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand.

Base ²¹

Definition: The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.

Base ²²

Definition: A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.

Base ²³

Definition: A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.

Base ²⁴

Definition: The smallest kind of cannon.

Base ²⁵

Definition: That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.

Base ²⁶

Definition: The basal plane of a crystal.

Base ²⁷

Definition: The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline.

Base ²⁸

Definition: The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.

Base ²⁹

Definition: The housing of a horse.

Base ³⁰

Definition: A kind of skirt often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.

Base ³¹

Definition: The lower part of a robe or petticoat.

Base ³²

Definition: An apron.

Base ³³

Definition: The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games.

Base ³⁴

Definition: 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.

Base ³⁵

Definition: Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.

Base ³⁶

Definition: To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; used with on or upon.

Base ³⁷

Definition: To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.

Base ³⁸

Definition: To reduce the value of; to debase.

base ³⁹

Definition: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"

base ⁴⁰

Definition: place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"

base ⁴¹

Definition: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector

base ⁴²

Definition: installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"

base ⁴³

Definition: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"

base ⁴⁴

Definition: 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 ⁴⁵

Definition: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

base ⁴⁶

Definition: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"

base ⁴⁷

Definition: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

base ⁴⁸

Definition: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

base ⁴⁹

Definition: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"

Base ⁵⁰

Definition: 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 countries

base ⁵¹

Definition: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

base ⁵²

Definition: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

base ⁵³

Definition: the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"

base ⁵⁴

Definition: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; is the radix of the decimal system"

base ⁵⁵

Definition: the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

base ⁵⁶

Definition: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"

base ⁵⁷

Definition: 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"

base ⁵⁸

Definition: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"

base ⁵⁹

Definition: assign to a station

base ⁶⁰

Definition: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

base ⁶¹

Definition: debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"

base ⁶²

Definition: illegitimate

base ⁶³

Definition: 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 vulga

base ⁶⁴

Definition: of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

base ⁶⁵

Definition: serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"

base ⁶⁶

Definition: 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 ⁶⁷

Definition: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"