Definition of base

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Base (n.) The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue..

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Actinost :: Actinost (n.) One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish.
Pustule :: Pustule (n.) A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed base, containing pus..
Self-abasement :: Self-abasement (n.) Degradation of one's self by one's own act.
Bace :: Bace (n., a., & v.) See Base..
Corrupt :: Corrupt (v. t.) To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile.
Sulphonium :: Sulphonic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a sulphone; -- used specifically to designate any one of a series of acids (regarded as acid ethereal salts of sulphurous acid) obtained by the oxidation of the mercaptans, or by treating sulphuric acid with certain aromatic bases (as benzene); as, phenyl sulphonic acid, C6H5.SO2.OH, a stable colorless crystalline substance..
Mytilotoxine :: Mytilotoxine (n.) A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the blood..
Predicate :: Predicate (v. t.) To found; to base.
Nombril :: Nombril (n.) A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also navel point. See Escutcheon.
Tricostate :: Tricostate (a.) Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base.
Azotite :: Azotite (n.) A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid with a base; a nitrite..
Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented..
Meanness :: Meanness (n.) The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess..
Sclerobase :: Sclerobase (n.) The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians; -- called also foot secretion. See Illust. under Gorgoniacea, and Coenenchyma..
Cuneated :: Cuneated (a.) wedge-shaped, with the point at the base; as, a cuneate leaf..
Scrubboard :: Scrubboard (n.) A baseboard; a mopboard.
Axis :: Axis (n.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight line passing through the center..
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure..
Degenerously :: Degenerously (adv.) Basely.
A Posteriori :: A posteriori () Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.
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