base

base
I 1. noun
1)

the base of the tower

Syn:
foundation, bottom, foot, support, stand, pedestal, plinth
Ant:
top
2)

the system uses existing technology as its base

Syn:
basis, foundation, bedrock, starting point, source, origin, root(s), core, key component, heart, backbone
3)

the troops returned to their base

Syn:
headquarters, camp, site, station, settlement, post, center, starting point
2. verb
1)

he based his idea on a movie

Syn:
found, build, construct, form, ground, root; use as a basis; (be based on) derive from, spring from, stem from, originate in, have its origin in, issue from
2)

the company was based in Quebec

Syn:
locate, situate, position, install, station, site, establish; garrison
II adjective

base motives

Syn:
sordid, ignoble, low, low-minded, mean, immoral, improper, unseemly, unscrupulous, unprincipled, dishonest, dishonorable, shameful, bad, wrong, evil, wicked, iniquitous, sinful
Ant:
noble

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  • base — [ baz ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. basis, mot gr. « marche, point d appui » I ♦ A ♦ 1 ♦ Partie inférieure d un corps sur laquelle il porte, il repose. ⇒ appui (point d appui), assiette, assise, 1. dessous, fond, fondement, pied. La base de l édifice… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Base D'or — En mathématiques, le nombre d or, à savoir peut être utilisé comme une base de numération. Ce système est connu sous le nom base d or, ou accessoirement, phinaire (car le symbole pour le nombre d or est la lettre grecque « phi »). Tout… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Base — (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.] 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs. [Archaic]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Base — or BASE may refer to:A base is a mixture of urine n waste so do not eat it* Base meaning bottom, the lowest part of an object* can mean negative, unfavorable or undesirable in nature. Bad; vile; malicious; evil.In mathematics: *Base (mathematics) …   Wikipedia

  • base — 1. a base de. Locución preposicional que, seguida de un sustantivo, expresa que lo denotado por este es el fundamento o componente principal: «Los [tallarines] verdes [...] están hechos a base de albahaca» (Cisneros Mestizaje [Perú 1995]).… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Base — Base, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba sis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai nein to go, step, akin to E. come. Cf. {Basis}, and see {Come}.] 1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Base — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término base tiene los siguientes significados: En matemáticas: en aritmética, base de un sistema de numeración es el número de objetos que forman una unidad de orden superior; en geometría, base de una figura… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Base 36 — is a positional numeral system using 36 as the radix. The choice of 36 is convenient in that the digits can be represented using the Arabic numerals 0 9 and the Latin letters A Z. Base 36 is therefore the most compact case insensitive… …   Wikipedia

  • base — BASE. s. f. Terme d Architecture. Ce qui soutient le fût de la colonne. Base Dorique. Base Ionique. Base Corinthienne. Poser une colonne sur sa base. [b]f♛/b] Il se dit aussi De la partie qui soutient le dé d un piédestal. La base d un piédestal …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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