base

noun39

1. •
   the part at the bottom of something that the rest of it grows out of or is built on
2. •
   A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
3. •
   The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
4. •
   The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
5. •
   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.

   • Use the globe he inhabits as a base wherewith to measure the magnitude and distance of the sun and planets. — 1834
6. •
   A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
7. •
   The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
8. •
   A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
9. •
   Important areas in games and sports.
10. •
    A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
11. •
    One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
12. •
    A basic but essential component or ingredient.
13. •
    A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
14. •
    A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
15. •
    The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
16. •
    The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
17. •
    The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)
18. •
    Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
19. •
    A number raised to the power of an exponent.

    • The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
20. •
    Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
21. •
    A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
22. •
    A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
23. •
    The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
24. •
    (slang) freebase cocaine

    • TYLER LENNON (played by Louis Healy): Ten grand a week we were clearing: base, white, meth, weed, anything. I can get you anything to get you high. — 2019
25. •
    The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
26. •
    Synonym of radix.
27. •
    Ellipsis of base leg.
28. •
    In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
29. •
    The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
30. •
    A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
31. •
    A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
32. •
    [in the plural] (historical) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.

    • […] with flowers of gold, the body lined with velvet, and the bases, or skirts, with satin; also a frock of black satin, lined with sarcenet, having three welts of the same. — 1842
33. •
    [in the plural] (historical) A kind of armour skirt, of mail or plate, imitating the preceding civilian skirt.
34. •
    (old-fashioned) Dated form of bass.

    • The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar. — 1709
35. •
    (historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
36. •
    (US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.

    • to run the country base — 1611
37. •
    (no longer used) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
38. •
    (no longer used) The housing of a horse.
39. •
    (no longer used) An apron.

    • bakers in their linen bases — 1613

adjective11

1. •
   Low in place or position.

   • I see thy glory like a shooting star / Fall to the base earth from the firmament. — 1595
2. •
   Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.

   • “Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it.[…]” — 1904
3. •
   Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
4. •
   Not considered precious or noble.
5. •
   Not classical or correct.
6. •
   Relating to feudal land tenure held by a tenant from a lord in exchange for services that are seen as unworthy for noblemen to perform, such as villeinage.

   • A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant.
7. •
   (no longer used) Low in height; short.

   • The cedar stoops not to the base shrub's foot. — 1594
8. •
   (no longer used) Of low value or degree.

   • If thou livest in paine and sorrow, thy base courage is the cause of it, To die there wanteth but will. — 1603
9. •
   (no longer used) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.

   • 'Like this horrible film.' 'Horrible?' Lenina was genuinely astonished. 'But I thought it was lovely.' 'It was base,' he said indignantly, 'it was ignoble.' — 1932
10. •
    (no longer used) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

    • UUhat meanes the mightie Turkish Emperor To talke with one so base as Tamburlaine? — 1587
11. •
    (no longer used) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.

    • Why bastard? Wherefore base? — 1605

verb4

1. •
   To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

   • Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. — 1992
2. •
   To be located (at a particular place).

   • Troops have been based in Munich since the end of World War II.
   • Top management decided to base our new Spanish subsidiary in Arévalo (Ávila).
3. •
   (slang) To freebase.

   • You know he started to base at a hell of a pace / And now it's a disgrace, he's got the pipe in his face — 1984
4. •
   To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of building, antenna-tower, span, earth.