Synonym: bottom, cowardly, establish, fix, found, foundation, groundwork, headquarters, inferior, low, mean, selfish, set, settle, station. Antonym: classical, noble, peak, proud, virtuous. Similar words: based on, basement, database, basket, basic, basically, basketball, ambassador. Meaning: [beɪs] n. 1. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water 2. installation from which a military force initiates operations 3. lowest support of a structure 4. place that runner must touch before scoring 5. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place 6. the bottom or lowest part 7. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment 8. a lower limit 9. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained 10. a support or foundation 11. the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed 12. the most important or necessary part of something 13. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end 14. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries 15. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 16. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area 17. the principal ingredient of a mixture 18. a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit 19. (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector. v. 1. use as a basis for; found on 2. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes 3. assign to a station. adj. 1. serving as or forming a base 2. (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal 3. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) 4. not adhering to ethical or moral principles 5. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality 6. illegitimate 7. debased; not genuine.
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(91) We're aiming to expand our customer base.
(92) I accused him of having base motives.
(93) He had no support base within the party.
(94) They returned to base to rearm.
(95) The base form of 'calling' is 'call'.
(96) These policies have a broad base of support.
(97) The mattress is best on a solid bed base.
(98) After the attack, they returned to base.
(99) He tried to steal second base but was out.
(100) The base of my neck was prickly with sweat.
(101) Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand.
(102) Her reply caught him off base.
(103) Fears that instability would return under the Democrats gave the government a broad base of support.
(104) Oils may be mixed with a base oil and massaged into the skin.
(105) The historic feeling of the town makes it a pleasant place to base oneself for summer vacations.
(106) Avoid pans with a shiny[sentencedict.com], reflective base as the heat will be reflected back.
(107) The Asian countries along the coast of the Pacific all came out against the US new military base in Japan.
(108) I taped the base of the feather onto the velvet.
(109) The base of the thumb is where it joins the hand.
(110) The surgeon placed catheters through the veins and arteries near the base of the head.
(111) Line the base of the dish with greaseproof paper and lightly grease the sides.
(112) The expedition's base camp was 6,000 feet below the summit.
(113) They reached base camp, 12 000 feet below the summit.
(114) Sailors at a naval base had mutinied against their officers.
(115) A business can only be built and expanded on a sound financial base.
(116) The trucks tried to drive to the British base, running the gauntlet of marauding bands of gunmen.
(117) The company has been expanding its customer base using trade magazine advertising.
(118) He welcomed the reinstatement of the 10 per cent bank base rate.
(119) Gunfire was heard at an army base close to the airport.
(120) Firefighters played their hoses onto the base of the fire.
More similar words: based on, basement, database, basket, basic, basically, basketball, ambassador, case, ease, phase, laser, in case, phrase, at ease, in case of, purchase, release, in any case, in a sense, increased, decrease, a series of, in this case, in the case of, a case in point.