Base is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for BASE in dictionary:

VERB:
• to place on a foundation
• use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something
• situate at a specified place as the centre of operations
• use as a basis for; found on
• situate as a center of operations
• use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
• use as a basis (for)
NOUN:
• the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported
• the part of a column between the shaft and pedestal or pavement.
• the end at which a part or organ is attached to the trunk or main part
• a line or surface on which a figure is regarded as standing
• a known line used as a geometrical base for trigonometry.
• the lowest part of a shield.
• a conceptual structure or entity on which something draws or depends
• a foundation or starting point for further work
• a group of people regarded as supporting an organization, for example by buying its products
• a place used as a centre of operations by the armed forces or others; a headquarters
• the main place where a person works or stays
• a main or important element or ingredient to which other things are added
• a substance into which a pigment is mixed to form paint, such as water, oil, or powdered aluminium hydroxide.
• a substance used as a foundation for make-up
• a substance capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt and water, or (more broadly) of accepting or neutralizing hydrogen ions.
• a purine or pyrimidine group in a nucleotide or nucleic acid.
• the middle part of a bipolar transistor, separating the emitter from the collector.
• the root or stem of a word or a derivative.
• the uninflected form of a verb.
• a number used as the basis of a numeration scale.
• a number in terms of which other numbers are expressed as logarithms.
• each of the four stations that must be reached in turn to score a run.
• bottom or supporting part of anything
• The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.
• Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.
• The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.
• The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.
• That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.
• 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.
• The chief ingredient in a compound.
• A substance used as a mordant.
• The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions.
• The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand.
• The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
• A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
• 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.
• The smallest kind of cannon.
• That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.
• The basal plane of a crystal.
• The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline.
• The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
• The housing of a horse.
• 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.
• The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
• An apron.
• The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games.
• 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.
• A rustic play; -- called also prisoner\'s base, prison base, or bars.
• Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.
• To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
• installation from which a military force initiates operations
• lowest support of a structure
• a place that the runner must touch before scoring
• the bottom or lowest part
• (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
• a lower limit
• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
• a support or foundation
• a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
• any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
• the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
• the most important or necessary part of something
• (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
• the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
• 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
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
• the principal ingredient of a mixture
• a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
• (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
ADJECTIVE:
• mean
• without moral principles; ignoble
• denoting or befitting a person of low social class.
• (of coins or other articles) not made of precious metal
• Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
• Low in place or position.
• Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean.
• Illegitimate by birth; bastard.
• Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals.
• Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
• Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
• Not classical or correct.
• Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
• 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.
• To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
• To reduce the value of; to debase.
• serving as or forming a base
• of low birth or station (`base\' is archaic in this sense)
• (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
• not adhering to ethical or moral principles
• having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
• debased; not genuine
• dishonourable or immoral
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• morally low
• to found

Words related to BASE

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Words that contain BASE

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How to use BASE in a sentence

• The base of the walls was all along hidden by thick undergrowth, therefore the examination proved extremely difficult.
• The tower was surrounded with scaffolding, and around its base were piles of stone, for the church was being repaired when the war began.
• The Spaniards had a clear base to start from, and no obstruction whatever in their advance.
• He aimed a terrific blow just at the base of the skull.
• The only thing they had to base their estimate on was the force and direction of the wind.
• The base of the trunk lay flat on the ground, but the branching limbs supported the top to that extent that it was raised five or six feet from the earth.
• Kelgarries and the others at the base were the most formidable opponents he had ever met, and all the balance of luck and equipment lay on their side of the scales.
• Tom returned happily to base, feeling that the antidetection problem was now solved.
• There was a little attempt to start the English game of cricket and occasionally, in the spring, an old-fashioned, simple game which we called base was played.
• The earth to form the walls is dug out around the base, leaving a circular trench about four feet wide and as many deep, into which the fire-holes of the kiln open.
• This Simon was a sorcerer, and the base of his operations was at Gittha, a city in Samaria, which still exists as a village.
• Over each angle, right, left, and summit, is a base of stone supporting some conspicuous ornament, such as a statue, an eagle, or a figure in a chariot.
• He stopped at the base of the trunk of the first tall tree.
• At the base of Symper there is a great cave, where many cattle find shelter in rainy weather.
• But with the lower orders of men, the base and more sordid spirits, I have grave doubts as to its results.
• Is not the honourable honourable and the base base? That, he said, is as I please.
• It has changed its base, but is there more of it? A freight train goes by nearly a mile long.
• The river is walled in on either side by hills of much beauty, clothed from base to summit with the richest verdure.

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