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Base :: Base (a.) To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower..

Basommatophora :: Basommatophora (n. pl.) A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails..

Cephalostyle :: Cephalostyle (n.) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.

Indignation :: Indignation (n.) The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence..

Corruption :: Corruption (n.) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery..

Abase :: Abase (a.) To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye..

Dirtiness :: Dirtiness (n.) The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness; nastiness; baseness; sordidness.

Crane :: Crane (n.) A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick..

Ptomaine :: Ptomaine (n.) One of a class of animal bases or alkaloids formed in the putrefaction of various kinds of albuminous matter, and closely related to the vegetable alkaloids; a cadaveric poison. The ptomaines, as a class, have their origin in dead matter, by which they are to be distinguished from the leucomaines..

Sordid :: Sordid (a.) Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals..

Longmynd Rocks :: Longmynd rocks () The sparingly fossiliferous conglomerates, grits, schists, and states of Great Britain, which lie at the base of the Cambrian system; -- so called, because typically developed in the Longmynd Hills, Shropshire..

Sea Thongs :: Sea thongs () A kind of blackish seaweed (Himanthalia lorea) found on the northern coasts of the Atlantic. It has a thonglike forking process rising from a top-shaped base.

Flute :: Flute (v. i.) A channel of curved section; -- usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n..

Horse :: Horse (n.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all

Ignobly :: Ignobly (adv.) In an ignoble manner; basely.

Mouflon :: Mouflon (n.) A wild sheep (Ovis musimon), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also musimon or musmon..

Naught :: Naught (a.) Hence, vile; base; naughty..

Mean :: Mean (n.) A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part..

Quinquefid :: Quinquefid (a.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla..

Bottomless :: Bottomless (a.) Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a bottomless abyss..

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