Meaning of base in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

• The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.

• A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.

• The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.

• A basic but essential component or ingredient.

• A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.

• Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.

• Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.

• Important areas in games and sports.

• The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.

• A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.

• The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.

• The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

• The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.

• The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.

• The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.

• A number raised to the power of an exponent.

  Example: The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.

• The set of sets from which a topology is generated.

• A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.

• A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.

• (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.

• A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.

• The smallest kind of cannon.

• The housing of a horse.

• (in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.

• The lower part of a robe or petticoat.

• An apron.

• A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.

• A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.

• The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.

• A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.

• Short for base leg.

verb

• To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

• To be located (at a particular place).

• (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.

noun

• A low spectrum of sound tones.

  Example: Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.

• A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.

  Example: The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.

• One who sings in the bass range.

  Example: Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.

• An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

  Example: The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.

• The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

  Example: The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.

noun

• A root.

• A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.

• The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as ten for decimal.

adjective

• Low in height; short.

• Low in place or position.

• Of low value or degree.

• Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

• Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.

• Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.

• Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.

• Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.

  Example: base bullion

• Of illegitimate birth; bastard.

• Not classical or correct.

  Example: base Latin

• Not held by honourable service.

  Example: A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant.

adjective

• Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

  Example: The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.

noun

• The game of prisoners' bars.

noun

• Acronym of building, antenna-tower, span, earth.