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noun(base)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
Synonyms: al-qa'ida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, al qaeda, al qaida, qaeda,
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adjective(base)of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Examples:
Baseborn wretches with dirty faces.
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verb(base)use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
Synonyms: free-base,
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noun(base)lowest support of a structure
Examples:
It was built on a base of solid rock.
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noun(base)(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
Synonyms: radix,
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noun(base)a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Synonyms: nucleotide,
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adjective(base)serving as or forming a base
Synonyms: basal,
Examples:
The painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats.
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noun(base)the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
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noun(base)(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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noun(base)the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Synonyms: home,
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noun(base)the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
Synonyms: infrastructure,
Examples:
The industrial base of Japan.
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adjective(base)having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Synonyms: mean, meanspirited,
Examples:
That liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble.
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noun(base)any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
Synonyms: alkali,
Examples:
Bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia.
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adjective(base)not adhering to ethical or moral principles
Synonyms: immoral,
Examples:
Base and unpatriotic motives.
A base, degrading way of life.
A base, degrading way of life.
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noun(base)installation from which a military force initiates operations
Synonyms: base of operations,
Examples:
The attack wiped out our forward bases.
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verb(base)use as a basis for; found on
Examples:
Base a claim on some observation.
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noun(base)a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
Examples:
A tub should sit on its own base.
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noun(base)(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
Examples:
The base of the skull.
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adjective(base)debased; not genuine
Examples:
An attempt to eliminate the base coinage.
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noun(base)(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
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verb(base)situate as a center of operations
Examples:
We will base this project in the new lab.
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noun(base)the bottom or lowest part
Examples:
The base of the mountain.
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noun(base)the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
Examples:
The base of the triangle.
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noun(base)the principal ingredient of a mixture
Examples:
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.
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.
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adjective(base)(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
Examples:
Base coins of aluminum.
A base metal.
A base metal.