base -
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
first base the initial stage in accomplishing something; "we didn't get to first base with that approach"
home plate,
home base,
home,
plate (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
second base the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
base -
a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
brass monkey a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
staddle a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked
trivet a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
base -
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base"
base -
the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
ester formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
base pair 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
adenosine triphosphate,
atp a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
deoxyadenosine monophosphate,
a one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
deoxycytidine monophosphate,
c one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
deoxyguanosine monophosphate,
g one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
deoxythymidine monophosphate,
t one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
muton the smallest unit of DNA where a mutation can occur
base -
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
structure,
construction a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
bed a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
base -
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
act of terrorism,
terrorism,
terrorist act 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
afghanistan,
islamic state of afghanistan 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; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"
base -
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
base -
situate as a center of operations; "we will base this project in the new lab"
situate,
locate put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
base -
use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
do drugs,
drug administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
Adjective
base -
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
ignoble completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
base -
not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
base Any chemical species, ionic or molecular, capable of accepting or receiving a proton (hydrogen ion) from another substance; the other substance acts as an acid in giving of the proton.
base The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron.
base Not adhering to ethical or moral principles.
base Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality.
base An installation from which a military force initiates operations.
base The bottom or lowest part.
base To use as a basis for.
base To use purified cocaine by burning it and inhaling the fumes.
base The lowest support of a structure.
base The inferior part of a building, monument or furniture.
base The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
