Base

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  • adjective. Having or showing a lack of decency; contemptible, mean-spirited, or selfish.
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  • adjective. Being a metal that is of little value.
  • adjective. Containing such metals.
  • adjective. Of low birth, rank, or position.
  • adjective. Short in stature.
  • noun. A bass singer or voice.
  • noun. The lowest or bottom part.
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  • noun. The part of a plant or animal organ that is nearest to its point of attachment.
  • noun. The point of attachment of such an organ.
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  • noun. A supporting part or layer; a foundation.
  • noun. A basic or underlying element; infrastructure.
  • noun. The fundamental principle or underlying concept of a system or theory; a basis.
  • noun. A fundamental ingredient; a chief constituent.
  • noun. The fact, observation, or premise from which a reasoning process is begun.
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  • noun. A starting point, safety area, or goal.
  • noun. Any one of the four corners of an infield, marked by a bag or plate, that must be touched by a runner before a run can be scored.
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  • noun. A center of organization, supply, or activity; a headquarters.
  • noun. The portion of a social organization, especially a political party, consisting of the most dedicated or motivated members.
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  • noun. A fortified center of operations.
  • noun. A supply center for a large force of military personnel.
  • noun. A facial cosmetic used to even out the complexion or provide a surface for other makeup; a foundation.
  • noun. The lowest part of a structure, such as a wall, considered as a separate unit.
  • noun. The lower part of a shield.
  • noun. A morpheme or morphemes regarded as a form to which affixes or other bases may be added.
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  • noun. The side or face of a geometric figure to which an altitude is or is thought to be drawn.
  • noun. The number that is raised to various powers to generate the principal counting units of a number system. The base of the decimal system, for example, is 10.
  • noun. The number raised to the logarithm of a designated number in order to produce that designated number; the number at which a chosen logarithmic scale has the value 1.
  • noun. A line used as a reference for measurement or computations.
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  • noun. Any of a class of compounds whose aqueous solutions are characterized by a bitter taste, a slippery feel, the ability to turn litmus blue, and the ability to react with acids to form salts.
  • noun. A substance that yields hydroxide ions when dissolved in water.
  • noun. A substance that can act as a proton acceptor.
  • noun. A substance that can donate a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond.
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  • noun. The region in a transistor between the emitter and the collector.
  • noun. The electrode attached to this region.
  • noun. One of the nitrogen-containing purines (adenine and guanine) or pyrimidines (cytosine, thymine, and uracil) that occurs attached to the sugar component of DNA or RNA.
  • adjective. Forming or serving as a base.
  • adjective. Situated at or near the base or bottom.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or containing a base.
  • transitive verb. To form or provide a base for.
  • transitive verb. To find a basis for; establish.
  • transitive verb. To assign to a base; station.