base
English Thesaurus
1. a support or foundation (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | support, |
| definition | : | any device that bears the weight of another thing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | brass monkey, |
| definition | : | a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | staddle, |
| definition | : | a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trivet, |
| definition | : | a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trivet, |
| definition | : | a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth (noun.artifact) |
2. a place that the runner must touch before scoring (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | baseball equipment, |
| definition | : | equipment used in playing baseball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | first base, |
| definition | : | the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | home, home base, home plate, plate, |
| definition | : | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | second base, |
| definition | : | the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | third, third base, |
| definition | : | the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball (noun.artifact) |
3. (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electrode, |
| definition | : | a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | electronics, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition) |
4. installation from which a military force initiates operations (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | army base, |
| definition | : | a large base of operations for an army (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | firebase, |
| definition | : | an artillery base to support advancing troops (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | navy base, |
| definition | : | base of operations for a naval fleet (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rocket base, |
| definition | : | a military base for rocket missiles (noun.artifact) |
5. a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit (noun.artifact)
| part meronym | : | box, |
| definition | : | a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | lamp, |
| definition | : | a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | vessel, |
| definition | : | an object used as a container (especially for liquids) (noun.artifact) |
6. the principal ingredient of a mixture (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | ingredient, |
| definition | : | a component of a mixture or compound (noun.artifact) |
7. lowest support of a structure (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | support, |
| definition | : | supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bed, |
| definition | : | a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | raft foundation, |
| definition | : | a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | construction, structure, |
| definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
8. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fund, stock, store, |
| definition | : | a supply of something available for future use (noun.possession) |
| part holonym | : | fire station, firehouse, |
| definition | : | a station housing fire apparatus and firemen (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | gas system, |
| definition | : | facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | main, |
| definition | : | a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | penal facility, penal institution, |
| definition | : | an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | grid, power grid, power system, |
| definition | : | a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | public works, |
| definition | : | structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | school system, |
| definition | : | establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school (noun.artifact) |
9. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun.cognition)
| part meronym | : | explanation, |
| definition | : | thought that makes something comprehensible (noun.cognition) |
10. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | descriptor, form, signifier, word form, |
| definition | : | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | linguistics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
11. a lower limit (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | control, |
| definition | : | the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | price floor, |
| definition | : | floor below which prices are not allowed to fall (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | wage floor, |
| definition | : | floor below which wages are not allowed to fall (noun.communication) |
12. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries (noun.group)
| domain category | : | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act, |
| definition | : | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear (noun.act) |
| domain region | : | afghanistan, islamic state of afghanistan, |
| definition | : | a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south (noun.location) |
| domain region | : | islamic republic of pakistan, pakistan, west pakistan, |
| definition | : | a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 (noun.location) |
13. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | location, |
| definition | : | a point or extent in space (noun.tops) |
14. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | bottom, |
| definition | : | the lowest part of anything (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | anatomy, general anatomy, |
| definition | : | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition) |
15. the bottom or lowest part (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | part, piece, |
| definition | : | a portion of a natural object (noun.object) |
16. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | number, |
| definition | : | a concept of quantity involving zero and units (noun.quantity) |
17. the most important or necessary part of something (noun.linkdef)
18. the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | flank, |
| definition | : | a subfigure consisting of a side of something (noun.shape) |
19. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | chemical compound, compound, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pyridine, |
| definition | : | a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | purine, |
| definition | : | a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | purine, |
| definition | : | any of several bases that are derivatives of purine (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cyanuramide, melamine, |
| definition | : | a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pyrimidine, |
| definition | : | any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine (noun.substance) |
20. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | ester, |
| definition | : | formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | base pair, |
| definition | : | one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | adenosine diphosphate, adp, |
| definition | : | an ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | adenosine triphosphate, atp, |
| definition | : | a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | a, deoxyadenosine monophosphate, |
| definition | : | one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | c, deoxycytidine monophosphate, |
| definition | : | one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | deoxyguanosine monophosphate, g, |
| definition | : | one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | deoxythymidine monophosphate, t, |
| definition | : | one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | muton, |
| definition | : | the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | u, uracil, |
| definition | : | a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine (noun.substance) |
21. use as a basis for; found on (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | build, |
| definition | : | found or ground (verb.cognition) |
22. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | do drugs, drug, |
| definition | : | use recreational drugs (verb.consumption) |
23. situate as a center of operations (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | locate, situate, |
| definition | : | determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey (verb.stative) |
24. debased; not genuine (adj.all)
25. illegitimate (adj.all)
| similar | : | illegitimate, |
| definition | : | of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | archaicism, archaism, |
| definition | : | the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication) |
26. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality (adj.all)
| similar | : | ignoble, |
| definition | : | completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose (adj.all) |
27. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) (adj.all)
| similar | : | lowborn, |
| definition | : | of humble birth or origins (adj.all) |
28. serving as or forming a base (adj.all)
| similar | : | basic, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or constituting a base or basis (adj.all) |
29. not adhering to ethical or moral principles (adj.all)
| similar | : | wrong, |
| definition | : | contrary to conscience or morality or law (adj.all) |
30. (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal (adj.all)
| similar | : | inferior, |
| definition | : | of low or inferior quality (adj.all) |
31. the principal ingredient of a mixture (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | base, free-base, |
| definition | : | use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption) |
32. lowest support of a structure (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | basal, base, |
| definition | : | serving as or forming a base (adj.all) |
33. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | basal, primary, |
| definition | : | of primary importance (adj.all) |
34. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | stem, |
| definition | : | remove the stem from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | stem, |
| definition | : | grow out of, have roots in, originate in (verb.stative) |
35. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment (noun.location)
| derivation | : | basal, radical, |
| definition | : | especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem (adj.all) |
36. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | base, free-base, |
| definition | : | use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption) |
37. use as a basis for; found on (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | ground, reason, |
| definition | : | a rational motive for a belief or action (noun.motive) |
| derivation | : | foundation, |
| definition | : | the basis on which something is grounded (noun.linkdef) |
38. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | base, |
| definition | : | the principal ingredient of a mixture (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | alkali, base, |
| definition | : | any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water (noun.substance) |
39. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality (adj.all)
| derivation | : | beastliness, meanness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being deliberately mean (noun.attribute) |
40. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) (adj.all)
41. serving as or forming a base (adj.all)
42. not adhering to ethical or moral principles (adj.all)
| derivation | : | immorality, |
| definition | : | the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct (noun.attribute) |
43. the principal ingredient of a mixture (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | base, free-base, |
| definition | : | use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption) |
44. lowest support of a structure (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | basal, base, |
| definition | : | serving as or forming a base (adj.all) |
45. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | basal, primary, |
| definition | : | of primary importance (adj.all) |
46. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | stem, |
| definition | : | remove the stem from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | stem, |
| definition | : | grow out of, have roots in, originate in (verb.stative) |
47. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment (noun.location)
| derivation | : | basal, radical, |
| definition | : | especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem (adj.all) |
48. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | base, free-base, |
| definition | : | use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption) |
49. use as a basis for; found on (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | ground, reason, |
| definition | : | a rational motive for a belief or action (noun.motive) |
| derivation | : | foundation, |
| definition | : | the basis on which something is grounded (noun.linkdef) |
50. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | base, |
| definition | : | the principal ingredient of a mixture (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | alkali, base, |
| definition | : | any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water (noun.substance) |
51. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality (adj.all)
| derivation | : | beastliness, meanness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being deliberately mean (noun.attribute) |
52. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) (adj.all)
53. serving as or forming a base (adj.all)
54. not adhering to ethical or moral principles (adj.all)
| derivation | : | immorality, |
| definition | : | the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct (noun.attribute) |
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