Definition of base

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Base (n.) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented..

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Play :: Play (v. t.) To engage in, or go together with, as a contest for amusement or for a wager or prize; as, to play a game at baseball..
Pentabasic :: Pentabasic (a.) Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base; having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a basic radical; -- said of certain acids.
Rubidine :: Rubidine (n.) A nitrogenous base homologous with pyridine, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C11H17N; also, any one of the group od metameric compounds of which rubidine is the type..
Scamillus :: Scamillus (n.) A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal..
Uropygial :: Uropygial (a.) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds..
Trachelipoda :: Trachelipoda (n.pl.) An extensive artificial group of gastropods comprising all those which have a spiral shell and the foot attached to the base of the neck.
Diminish :: Diminish (v. t.) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken.
Ketine :: Ketine (n.) One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.
Pustule :: Pustule (n.) A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed base, containing pus..
Aluminium :: Aluminium (n.) The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al..
Basi- :: Basi- () A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base; forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial, situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial, basitemporal, etc..
Basicity :: Basicity (n.) The quality or state of being a base.
Vulgar :: Vulgar (a.) Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners..
Stemless :: Stem-clasping (a.) Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.
Tropeine :: Tropeine (n.) Any one of a series of artificial ethereal salts derived from the alkaloidal base tropine.
Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
Base :: Base (n.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support..
Oxamidine :: Oxamidine (n.) One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.
Metabases :: Metabases (pl. ) of Metabasi.
Thorough Bass :: Thorough bass () The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.
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