base
— Noun
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~ installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
base
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~ a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
base
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~ the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
base
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~ (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
base
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~ the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
base
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~ 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"
base
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~ the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
army base
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~ a large base of operations for an army
acid-base balance
— Noun
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~ (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline"
baseball
— Noun
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~ a ball used in playing baseball
baseball
— Noun
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~ a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
baseboard
— Noun
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~ a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor
baseborn
— Adjective
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~ of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
based
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~ having a base of operations (often used as a combining form); "a locally based business"; "an Atlanta-based company"; "carrier-based planes"
based
— Adjective
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~ having a base; "firmly based ice"
Basel
— Noun
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~ a city in northwestern Switzerland
baseless
— Adjective
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~ without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
baseline
— Noun
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~ the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
baseline
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~ the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line