Dictionary entry details
• BASE (noun)
Meaning:
Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
alkali; base
Context example:
bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "base"):
pyrimidine (any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine)
cyanuramide; melamine (a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins)
glyoxaline; imidazole; iminazole (an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor)
purine (any of several bases that are derivatives of purine)
purine (a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances)
pyridine (a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal)
Meaning:
Installation from which a military force initiates operations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
base of operations; base
Context example:
the attack wiped out our forward bases
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
military installation (any facility servicing military forces)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "base"):
air base; air station (a base for military aircraft)
army base (a large base of operations for an army)
firebase (an artillery base to support advancing troops)
navy base (base of operations for a naval fleet)
rocket base (a military base for rocket missiles)
Meaning:
Lowest support of a structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
understructure; substructure; groundwork; base; fundament; foundation; foot
Context examples:
it was built on a base of solid rock / he stood at the foot of the tower
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "base"):
bed (a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track)
raft foundation (a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete)
Holonyms ("base" is a part of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Meaning:
Place that runner must touch before scoring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bag; base
Context example:
he scrambled to get back to the bag
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
baseball equipment (equipment used in playing baseball)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "base"):
third; third base (the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball)
second base (the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball)
home; home base; home plate; plate ((baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score)
first base (the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball)
Holonyms ("base" is a part of...):
baseball diamond; diamond; infield (the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate)
Meaning:
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
radix; base
Context example:
10 is the radix of the decimal system
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity derived from zero and units)
Domain category:
number representation system; number system; numeration system; system of numeration (any notation for the representation of numbers)
Meaning:
The bottom or lowest part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
the base of the mountain
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
part; piece (a portion of a natural object)
Meaning:
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
the base of the skull
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
bottom (the lowest part of anything)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Meaning:
A lower limit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
floor; base
Context example:
the government established a wage floor
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
control (the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "base"):
price floor (floor below which prices are not allowed to fall)
wage floor (floor below which wages are not allowed to fall)
Meaning:
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
groundwork; cornerstone; fundament; basis; foundation; base
Context example:
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
assumption; supposal; supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "base"):
meat and potatoes (the fundamental part)
Holonyms ("base" is a part of...):
explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)
Meaning:
A support or foundation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pedestal; stand; base
Context example:
the base of the lamp
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "base"):
brass monkey (a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships)
staddle (a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked)
trivet (a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table)
trivet (a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth)
Meaning:
The bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Context example:
the base of the triangle
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
flank (a subfigure consisting of a side of something)
Meaning:
The most important or necessary part of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
basis; base
Context example:
the basis of this drink is orange juice
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
component; component part; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)
Meaning:
The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
home; base
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
location (a point or extent in space)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
al-Qa'ida; al-Qaeda; al-Qaida; Qaeda; Base
Instance hypernyms:
foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Domain region:
Afghanistan; Islamic State of Afghanistan (a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Pakistan; West Pakistan (a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)
Meaning:
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
root word; stem; root; theme; radical; base
Context example:
thematic vowels are part of the stem
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
descriptor; form; signifier; word form (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Meaning:
The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
infrastructure; base
Context example:
the industrial base of Japan
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
fund; stock; store (a supply of something available for future use)
Meronyms (parts of "base"):
water; water supply; water system (a facility that provides a source of water)
transit; transportation; transportation system (a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)
sewage system; sewage works; sewer system (facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage)
school system (establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school)
public works (structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use)
grid; power grid; power system (a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region)
penal facility; penal institution (an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public)
main (a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage)
gas system (facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service)
fire station; firehouse (a station housing fire apparatus and firemen)
communication equipment; communication system (facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)
Meaning:
The principal ingredient of a mixture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context 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
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
ingredient (a component of a mixture or compound)
Meaning:
A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
a tub should sit on its own base
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
bottom; underside; undersurface (the lower side of anything)
Holonyms ("base" is a part of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
lamp (a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs)
box (a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid)
Meaning:
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("base" is a kind of...):
electrode (a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit)
Domain category:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Holonyms ("base" is a part of...):
electronic transistor; junction transistor; transistor (a semiconductor device capable of amplification)
• BASE (adjective)
Meaning:
Serving as or forming a base
Synonyms:
base; basal
Context example:
the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
Similar:
basic (pertaining to or constituting a base or basis)
Meaning:
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
Context examples:
base coins of aluminum / a base metal
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
Meaning:
Of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense)
Synonyms:
baseborn; base; lowly; humble
Context examples:
baseborn wretches with dirty faces / of humble (or lowly) birth
Similar:
lowborn (of humble birth or origins)
Meaning:
Not adhering to ethical or moral principles
Synonyms:
dishonourable; immoral; unethical; base; dishonorable
Context examples:
base and unpatriotic motives / a base, degrading way of life / cheating is dishonorable / they considered colonialism immoral / unethical practices in handling public funds
Similar:
wrong (contrary to conscience or morality or law)
Meaning:
Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Synonyms:
meanspirited; mean; base
Context examples:
that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble / taking a mean advantage / chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort / something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
Similar:
ignoble (completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose)
Meaning:
Illegitimate
Synonyms:
baseborn; base
Similar:
illegitimate (of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
Meaning:
Debased; not genuine
Context example:
an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
Similar:
counterfeit; imitative (not genuine; imitating something superior)
• BASE (verb)
Meaning:
Use as a basis for; found on
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
base; found; establish; ground
Context example:
base a claim on some observation
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "base"):
build (found or ground)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
free-base; base
Hypernyms (to "base" is one way to...):
do drugs; drug (use recreational drugs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Assign to a station
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
station; base; post; send; place
Hypernyms (to "base" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "base"):
garrison (station (troops) in a fort or garrison)
fort (station (troops) in a fort)
locate; place; site (assign a location to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
