adj.
1.serving as or forming a base
2.(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
3.of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
4.not adhering to ethical or moral principles
5.having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
6.illegitimate
7.debased base n.
1.any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
2.installation from which a military force initiates operations
3.lowest support of a structure
4.place that runner must touch before scoring
5.(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
6.the bottom or lowest part
7.(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
8.a lower limit
9.the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained 10.a support or foundation 11.the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed 12.the most important or necessary part of something 13.the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end 14.an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group 15.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed 16.the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area 17.the principal ingredient of a mixture 18.a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit 19.(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector base v.
1.use as a basis for
2.use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
3.assign to a station
Idiom of the Day
keep one's nose to the grindstone
to work very hard
My friend is keeping his nose to the grindstone recently and I have not had a chance to meet him.
