Definition of base

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Base (n.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support..

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Based :: Based (a.) Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based..
C. G. S. :: C. G. S. () An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. -- applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time..
Scissorstail :: Scissorstail (n.) A tyrant flycatcher (Milvulus forficatus) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers..
Oxamidine :: Oxamidine (n.) One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.
Villain :: Villain (v. t.) To debase; to degrade.
Persulphate :: Persulphate (n.) A sulphate of the peroxide of any base.
Base :: Base (n.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.
Glycerine :: Glycerine (n.) An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic, margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It is a triatomic alcohol, and hence is also called glycerol. See Note under Gelatin..
Beard :: Beard (n.) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some bird.
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..
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..
Base :: Base (n.) An apron.
Country-base :: Country-base (n.) Same as Prison base.
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple..
Ball :: Ball (n.) A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football..
Tetramethylene :: Tetramethylene (n.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C4H8, analogous to trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known series or derivatives..
Minie Ball :: Minie ball () A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel..
Executor :: Executor (n.) One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness..
Sarcobases :: Sarcobases (pl. ) of Sarcobasi.
Quinoxaline :: Quinoxaline (n.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by the union of certain aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with certain ketones.
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