BASE

A support or foundation. Приклади

The base of the lamp.

Place that runner must touch before scoring. Приклади

He scrambled to get back to the bag.

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

Installation from which a military force initiates operations. Приклади

The attack wiped out our forward bases.

A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit. Приклади

A tub should sit on its own base.

The principal ingredient of a mixture. Приклади

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.

Lowest support of a structure. Приклади

It was built on a base of solid rock.
He stood at the foot of the tower.

The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area. Приклади

The industrial base of Japan.

The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained. Приклади

The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture.

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed. Приклади

Thematic vowels are part of the stem.

A lower limit. Приклади

The government established a wage floor.

The place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end.

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment. Приклади

The base of the skull.

The bottom or lowest part. Приклади

The base of the mountain.

(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place. Приклади

10 is the radix of the decimal system.

The most important or necessary part of something. Приклади

The basis of this drink is orange juice.

The bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed. Приклади

The base of the triangle.

Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water. Приклади

Bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia.

Use as a basis for; found on. Приклади

Base a claim on some observation.

Assign to a station.

Use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes.

Debased; not genuine. Приклади

An attempt to eliminate the base coinage.

Illegitimate.

Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality. Приклади

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.

Of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense). Приклади

Baseborn wretches with dirty faces.
Of humble (or lowly) birth.

Serving as or forming a base. Приклади

The painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats.

Not adhering to ethical or moral principles. Приклади

Base and unpatriotic motives.
A base, degrading way of life.
Cheating is dishonorable.
They considered colonialism immoral.
Unethical practices in handling public funds.

(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal. Приклади

Base coins of aluminum.
A base metal.

WordNet

Base

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 50 countries.

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