Definition of base

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Base (n.) The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue..

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Turbinated :: Turbinated (a.) Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.
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..
Sneezing :: Sneezing (n.) The act of violently forcing air out through the nasal passages while the cavity of the mouth is shut off from the pharynx by the approximation of the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
Debased :: Debased (a.) Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
Flavine :: Flavine (n.) A yellow, crystalline, organic base, C13H12N2O, obtained artificially..
Adulterate :: Adulterate (v. t.) To corrupt, debase, or make impure by an admixture of a foreign or a baser substance; as, to adulterate food, drink, drugs, coin, etc..
Superstructure :: Superstructure (n.) all that part of a building above the basement. Also used figuratively.
Strength :: Strength (n.) One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security..
Vile :: Vile (superl.) Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.
Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base..
Spur :: Spur (n.) A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage..
Trinervate :: Trinervate (a.) Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base to the apex; -- said of a leaf.
Peltated :: Peltated (a.) Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ..
Scalene :: Scalene (a.) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone..
Nicotidine :: Nicotidine (n.) A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group..
Abased :: Abased (a.) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield..
Oxalethyline :: Oxalethyline (n.) A poisonous nitrogenous base (C6H10N2) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine..
Gynobasic :: Gynobasic (a.) Pertaining to, or having, a gynobase..
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..
Basipterygium :: Basipterygium (n.) A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium.
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