Any chemical species, ionic or molecular, capable of accepting or receiving a proton (hydrogen ion) from another substance; the other substance acts as an acid in giving of the proton.
The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron.
Not adhering to ethical or moral principles.
Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality.
An installation from which a military force initiates operations.
The bottom or lowest part.
To use as a basis for.
To use purified cocaine by burning it and inhaling the fumes.
The lowest support of a structure.
The inferior part of a building, monument or furniture.
The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
the principal ingredient of a mixture; "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"
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment: "the base of the skull"
the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "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; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
(archaic) illegitimate
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
having or showing a meanspirited lack of honor or morality; "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 vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
(in a digital numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
a lower limit: "the government established a wage floor"
lowest supporting part of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
the basic facilities and equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
assign to a station
lowest support of a structure; "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; "the industrial base of Japan"
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
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
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
illegitimate
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "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); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
a support or foundation
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
installation from which a military force initiates operations
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
the principal ingredient of a mixture
lowest support of a structure
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a lower limit
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
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
the bottom or lowest part
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
the most important or necessary part of something
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
use as a basis for; found on
situate as a center of operations
debased; not genuine
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
serving as or forming a base
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
