Definition of base

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Base (n.) Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.

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Base :: Base (a.) Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion..
Mean :: Mean (n.) A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part..
Base :: Base (n.) An apron.
Comedy :: Comedy (n.) A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy..
Quinazol :: Quinazol (n.) A complex nitrogenous base related to cinnoline.
Base :: Base (n.) The housing of a horse.
Base :: Base (n.) A substance used as a mordant.
Base :: Base (n.) To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon..
Spatulate :: Spatulate (a.) Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base..
Basicity :: Basicity (n.) The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid..
Right :: Right (a.) Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone..
Home :: Home (n.) The home base; he started for home.
Artichoke :: Artichoke (n.) The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food..
Amphid :: Amphid (n.) A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a haloid compound..
Sub-base :: Subbasal (a.) Near the base.
Patagium :: Patagium (n.) One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of Butterfly.
Abase :: Abase (a.) To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye..
Sublumbar :: Sublobular (a.) Situated under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver..
Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
Saccharate :: Saccharate (n.) In a wider sense, a compound of saccharose, or any similar carbohydrate, with such bases as the oxides of calcium, barium, or lead; a sucrate..
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