base
- Noun. Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- Noun. The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; ''(Basis)''.
- Noun. A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
- Noun. The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- Noun. (context, cooking) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- Noun. (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
- Noun. Important areas in games and sports.
- Noun. (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- Noun. (baseball) One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.
- Noun. (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- Noun. (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- Noun. (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- Noun. (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- Noun. (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- Noun. (mathematics) Alternative to radix.
- Noun. (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- Noun. (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- Noun. (cheerleading) A cheerleader who stays on the ground.
- Noun. (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- Verb. (transitive) To have as its foundation or starting point.
- Verb. (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
- Adjective. (obsolete) Low in height; short.
- Adjective. (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
- Adjective. (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
- Adjective. (archaic) Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- Adjective. (context, now) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
- Adjective. Designating those metals which are not classed as (term, precious) or (term, noble) .
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