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base


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  base 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  base 
 
  Sense  1 
  establish,  base,  ground,  found 
  =>  build 
 
  Sense  3 
  station,  post  base,  send  place 
  =>  garrison 
  =>  fort 
  =>  locate,  place  site 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  base 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  base 
 
  Sense  1 
  establish,  base,  ground,  found 
  =>  build 
 
  Sense  3 
  station,  post  base,  send  place 
  =>  garrison 
  =>  fort 
  =>  locate,  place  site 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  base 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  base 
 
  3  senses  of  base 
 
  Sense  1 
  establish,  base,  ground,  found 
 
  Sense  2 
  free-base,  base 
  =>  drug,  do  drugs 
 
  Sense  3 
  station,  post  base,  send  place 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  base 
 
  base  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  base 
 
  Sense  1 
  establish,  base,  ground,  found 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  free-base,  base 
  =>  drug,  do  drugs 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  station,  post  base,  send  place 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  base 
  acid-base  balance 
  acid-base  equilibrium 
  acid-base  indicator 
  air  base 
  army  base 
  base 
  base  hit 
  base  of  operations 
  base  on  balls 
  base  runner 
  baseball 
  baseball  bat 
  baseball  cap 
  baseball  card 
  baseball  clinic 
  baseball  club 
  baseball  coach 
  baseball  diamond 
  baseball  equipment 
  baseball  game 
  baseball  glove 
  baseball  league 
  baseball  manager 
  baseball  mitt 
  baseball  play 
  baseball  player 
  baseball  score 
  baseball  season 
  baseball  swing 
  baseball  team 
  baseboard 
  basel 
  baseline 
  basement 
  baseness 
  basenji 
  computer  database 
  copper-base  alloy 
  database 
  electronic  database 
  firebase 
  first  base 
  knowledge  base 
  lexical  database 
  navy  base 
  nickel-base  alloy 
  object-oriented  database 
  on-line  database 
  prisoner's  base 
  relational  database 
  rocket  base 
  rubber-base  paint 
  second  base 
  subbase 
  subdata  base 
  surbase 
  tax  base 
  third  base 
  three-base  hit 
  two-base  hit 
  water-base  paint 
  wheelbase 
 
  Overview  of  noun  base 
 
  The  noun  base  has  17  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  base,  alkali  --  (any  of  various  water-soluble  compounds  capable  of  turning  litmus  blue  and  reacting  with  an  acid  to  form  a  salt  and  water;  "bases  include  oxides  and  hydroxides  of  metals  and  ammonia") 
  2.  (4)  base,  base  of  operations  --  (installation  from  which  a  military  force  initiates  operations;  "the  attack  wiped  out  our  forward  bases") 
  3.  (3)  foundation,  base,  fundament,  foot,  groundwork,  substructure,  understructure  --  (lowest  support  of  a  structure;  "it  was  built  on  a  base  of  solid  rock";  "he  stood  at  the  foot  of  the  tower") 
  4.  (3)  base,  bag  --  (place  that  runner  must  touch  before  scoring;  "he  scrambled  to  get  back  to  the  bag") 
  5.  (2)  base,  radix  --  ((in  a  digital  numeration  system)  the  positive  integer  that  is  equivalent  to  one  in  the  next  higher  counting  place  "10  is  the  radix  of  the  decimal  system") 
  6.  (2)  base  --  (the  bottom  or  lowest  part  "the  base  of  the  mountain") 
  7.  (2)  base  --  ((anatomy)  the  part  of  an  organ  nearest  its  point  of  attachment:  "the  base  of  the  skull") 
  8.  (2)  floor,  base  --  (a  lower  limit:  "the  government  established  a  wage  floor") 
  9.  (2)  basis,  base,  foundation,  fundament,  groundwork,  cornerstone  --  (the  fundamental  assumptions  underlying  an  explanation;  "the  whole  argument  rested  on  a  basis  of  conjecture") 
  10.  (2)  base,  pedestal,  stand  --  (a  support  or  foundation;  "the  base  of  the  lamp") 
  11.  base  --  (the  bottom  side  of  a  geometric  figure  from  which  the  altitude  can  be  constructed;  "the  base  of  the  triangle") 
  12.  base,  home  --  (the  place  where  you  are  stationed  and  from  which  missions  start  and  end) 
  13.  root,  root  word  base,  stem,  theme,  radical  --  ((linguistics)  the  form  of  a  word  after  all  affixes  are  removed;  "thematic  vowels  are  part  of  the  stem") 
  14.  infrastructure,  base  --  (the  stock  of  basic  facilities  and  capital  equipment  needed  for  the  functioning  of  a  country  or  area;  "the  industrial  base  of  Japan") 
  15.  base  --  (the  principal  ingredient  of  a  mixture;  "glycerinated  gelatin  is  used  as  a  base  for  many  ointments";  "he  told  the  painter  that  he  wanted  a  yellow  base  with  just  a  hint  of  green";  "everything  she  cooked  seemed  to  have  rice  as  the  base") 
  16.  base  --  (a  flat  bottom  on  which  something  is  intended  to  sit  "a  tub  should  sit  on  its  own  base") 
  17.  base  --  ((electronics)  the  part  of  a  transistor  that  separates  the  emitter  from  the  collector) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  base 
 
  The  verb  base  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (75)  establish,  base,  ground,  found  --  (use  as  a  basis  for  found  on  "base  a  claim  on  some  observation") 
  2.  free-base,  base  --  (use  (purified  cocaine)  by  burning  it  and  inhaling  the  fumes) 
  3.  station,  post  base,  send  place  --  (assign  to  a  station) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  base 
 
  The  adj  base  has  7  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  basal,  base  --  (serving  as  or  forming  a  base;  "the  painter  applied  a  base  coat  followed  by  two  finishing  coats") 
  2.  (1)  base  --  ((used  of  metals)  consisting  of  or  alloyed  with  inferior  metal;  "base  coins  of  aluminum";  "a  base  metal") 
  3.  (1)  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly  --  (of  low  birth  or  station  (`base'  is  archaic  in  this  sense);  "baseborn  wretches  with  dirty  faces";  "of  humble  (or  lowly)  birth") 
  4.  base,  dishonorable,  dishonourable,  immoral,  unethical  --  (not  adhering  to  ethical  or  moral  principles;  "base  and  unpatriotic  motives";  "a  base,  degrading  way  of  life";  "cheating  is  dishonorable";  "they  considered  colonialism  immoral";  "unethical  practices  in  handling  public  funds") 
  5.  base,  mean  meanspirited  --  (having  or  showing  an  ignoble  lack  of  honor  or  morality;  "that  liberal  obedience  without  which  your  army  would  be  a  base  rabble"-  Edmund  Burke;  "taking  a  mean  advantage";  "chok'd  with  ambition  of  the  meaner  sort"-  Shakespeare;  "something  essentially  vulgar  and  meanspirited  in  politics") 
  6.  base,  baseborn  --  ((archaic)  illegitimate) 
  7.  base  --  (debased;  not  genuine;  "an  attempt  to  eliminate  the  base  coinage") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  base 
 
  7  senses  of  base 
 
  Sense  1 
  basal,  base 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  basic)  ->  incidental,  incident 
 
  Sense  2 
  base 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inferior)  ->  superior 
 
  Sense  3 
  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  lowborn)  ->  noble 
 
  Sense  4 
  base,  dishonorable,  dishonourable,  immoral,  unethical 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  wrong)  ->  right 
 
  Sense  5 
  base,  mean  meanspirited 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ignoble)  ->  noble 
 
  Sense  6 
  base,  baseborn 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  illegitimate)  ->  legitimate 
 
  Sense  7 
  base 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  counterfeit)  ->  genuine,  echt 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  base 
 
  7  senses  of  base 
 
  Sense  1 
  basal,  base 
  =>  basic  (vs.  incidental) 
 
  Sense  2 
  base 
  =>  inferior  (vs.  superior) 
 
  Sense  3 
  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly 
  =>  lowborn  (vs.  noble) 
 
  Sense  4 
  base,  dishonorable,  dishonourable,  immoral,  unethical 
  =>  wrong  (vs.  right) 
 
  Sense  5 
  base,  mean  meanspirited 
  =>  ignoble  (vs.  noble) 
 
  Sense  6 
  base,  baseborn 
  =>  illegitimate  (vs.  legitimate) 
 
  Sense  7 
  base 
  =>  counterfeit  (vs.  genuine),  imitative 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  base 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  base 
 
  base  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  base 
  base 
  base-forming 
  baseborn 
  based 
  based  on 
  baseless 
  off-base 
 
  Overview  of  noun  base 
 
  The  noun  base  has  17  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  base,  alkali  --  (any  of  various  water-soluble  compounds  capable  of  turning  litmus  blue  and  reacting  with  an  acid  to  form  a  salt  and  water;  "bases  include  oxides  and  hydroxides  of  metals  and  ammonia") 
  2.  (4)  base,  base  of  operations  --  (installation  from  which  a  military  force  initiates  operations;  "the  attack  wiped  out  our  forward  bases") 
  3.  (3)  foundation,  base,  fundament,  foot,  groundwork,  substructure,  understructure  --  (lowest  support  of  a  structure;  "it  was  built  on  a  base  of  solid  rock";  "he  stood  at  the  foot  of  the  tower") 
  4.  (3)  base,  bag  --  (place  that  runner  must  touch  before  scoring;  "he  scrambled  to  get  back  to  the  bag") 
  5.  (2)  base,  radix  --  ((in  a  digital  numeration  system)  the  positive  integer  that  is  equivalent  to  one  in  the  next  higher  counting  place  "10  is  the  radix  of  the  decimal  system") 
  6.  (2)  base  --  (the  bottom  or  lowest  part  "the  base  of  the  mountain") 
  7.  (2)  base  --  ((anatomy)  the  part  of  an  organ  nearest  its  point  of  attachment:  "the  base  of  the  skull") 
  8.  (2)  floor,  base  --  (a  lower  limit:  "the  government  established  a  wage  floor") 
  9.  (2)  basis,  base,  foundation,  fundament,  groundwork,  cornerstone  --  (the  fundamental  assumptions  underlying  an  explanation;  "the  whole  argument  rested  on  a  basis  of  conjecture") 
  10.  (2)  base,  pedestal,  stand  --  (a  support  or  foundation;  "the  base  of  the  lamp") 
  11.  base  --  (the  bottom  side  of  a  geometric  figure  from  which  the  altitude  can  be  constructed;  "the  base  of  the  triangle") 
  12.  base,  home  --  (the  place  where  you  are  stationed  and  from  which  missions  start  and  end) 
  13.  root,  root  word  base,  stem,  theme,  radical  --  ((linguistics)  the  form  of  a  word  after  all  affixes  are  removed;  "thematic  vowels  are  part  of  the  stem") 
  14.  infrastructure,  base  --  (the  stock  of  basic  facilities  and  capital  equipment  needed  for  the  functioning  of  a  country  or  area;  "the  industrial  base  of  Japan") 
  15.  base  --  (the  principal  ingredient  of  a  mixture;  "glycerinated  gelatin  is  used  as  a  base  for  many  ointments";  "he  told  the  painter  that  he  wanted  a  yellow  base  with  just  a  hint  of  green";  "everything  she  cooked  seemed  to  have  rice  as  the  base") 
  16.  base  --  (a  flat  bottom  on  which  something  is  intended  to  sit  "a  tub  should  sit  on  its  own  base") 
  17.  base  --  ((electronics)  the  part  of  a  transistor  that  separates  the  emitter  from  the  collector) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  base 
 
  The  verb  base  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (75)  establish,  base,  ground,  found  --  (use  as  a  basis  for  found  on  "base  a  claim  on  some  observation") 
  2.  free-base,  base  --  (use  (purified  cocaine)  by  burning  it  and  inhaling  the  fumes) 
  3.  station,  post  base,  send  place  --  (assign  to  a  station) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  base 
 
  The  adj  base  has  7  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  basal,  base  --  (serving  as  or  forming  a  base;  "the  painter  applied  a  base  coat  followed  by  two  finishing  coats") 
  2.  (1)  base  --  ((used  of  metals)  consisting  of  or  alloyed  with  inferior  metal;  "base  coins  of  aluminum";  "a  base  metal") 
  3.  (1)  base,  baseborn,  humble,  lowly  --  (of  low  birth  or  station  (`base'  is  archaic  in  this  sense);  "baseborn  wretches  with  dirty  faces";  "of  humble  (or  lowly)  birth") 
  4.  base,  dishonorable,  dishonourable,  immoral,  unethical  --  (not  adhering  to  ethical  or  moral  principles;  "base  and  unpatriotic  motives";  "a  base,  degrading  way  of  life";  "cheating  is  dishonorable";  "they  considered  colonialism  immoral";  "unethical  practices  in  handling  public  funds") 
  5.  base,  mean  meanspirited  --  (having  or  showing  an  ignoble  lack  of  honor  or  morality;  "that  liberal  obedience  without  which  your  army  would  be  a  base  rabble"-  Edmund  Burke;  "taking  a  mean  advantage";  "chok'd  with  ambition  of  the  meaner  sort"-  Shakespeare;  "something  essentially  vulgar  and  meanspirited  in  politics") 
  6.  base,  baseborn  --  ((archaic)  illegitimate) 
  7.  base  --  (debased;  not  genuine;  "an  attempt  to  eliminate  the  base  coinage") 



base definition