Definition of base

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Base (n.) A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc..

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Wedge-shaped :: Wedge-shaped (a.) Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf..
Pilaster :: Pilaster (n.) An upright architectural member right-angled in plan, constructionally a pier (See Pier, 1 (b)), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the columns of the same order. In most cases the projection from the wall is one third of its width, or less..
Tridactyle :: Tridactyle (a.) Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three movable parts attached to a common base..
Basic :: Basic (a.) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
Charade :: Charade (n.) A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations..
Phonographical :: Phonographical (a.) Of or pertaining to phonography; based upon phonography.
Baseless :: Baseless (a.) Without a base; having no foundation or support.
Phenanthridine :: Phenanthridine (n.) A nitrogenous hydrocarbon base, C13H9N, analogous to phenanthrene and quinoline..
Villainous :: Villainous (a.) Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch..
Centripetal :: Centripetal (a.) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit..
Right :: Right (a.) Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone..
Metathesis :: Metathesis (n.) The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt..
Romic :: Romic (n.) A method of notation for all spoken sounds, proposed by Mr. Sweet; -- so called because it is based on the common Roman-letter alphabet. It is like the palaeotype of Mr. Ellis in the general plan, but simpler..
Coward :: Coward (a.) Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity..
Hilding :: Hilding (n.) A base, menial wretch..
Bipartite :: Bipartite (a.) Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions..
Personate :: Personate (a.) Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon..
Humblesse :: Humblesse (n.) Humbleness; abasement; low obeisance.
Turpitude :: Turpitude (n.) Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or actions; shameful wickedness; depravity..
Bisulphite :: Bisulphite (n.) A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.
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