noun: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
noun: installation from which a military force initiates operations
Example: "The attack wiped out our forward bases"
noun: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
Example: "A tub should sit on its own base"
noun: the principal ingredient of a mixture
Example: "Glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"
noun: the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
noun: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
Example: "The base of the skull"
noun: the bottom or lowest part
Example: "The base of the mountain"
noun: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
noun: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
Example: "The base of the triangle"
noun: any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
Example: "Bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
noun: lowest support of a structure
Example: "It was built on a base of solid rock"
noun: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
Example: "The industrial base of Japan"
noun: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
noun: a lower limit
noun: the most important or necessary part of something
noun: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
noun: 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
verb: use as a basis for; found on
Example: "Base a claim on some observation"
verb: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
verb: assign to a station
adjective: illegitimate
adjective: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Example: "That liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble- Edmund Burke"
adjective: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Example: "Baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
adjective: not adhering to ethical or moral principles
Example: "Base and unpatriotic motives"
adjective: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
Example: "Base coins of aluminum"
adjective: debased; not genuine
Example: "An attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
adjective: serving as or forming a base
Example: "The painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #30771)
