base
adj//beɪs//usel, oädel, bas, grund, början, kasern, högkvarter, sköldfot, stam, basera, grunda
(now, rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
(of a metal) Not considered precious or noble.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
(baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
(electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
(geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
(mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
(heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)
(transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.