adj.
1.pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
2.reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
3.of primary importance
4.serving as a base or starting point
5.of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base basic n.
1.a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn
2.(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Idiom of the Day
same old story
something that occurs in the same way as before
It is the same old story with my friend. He borrows money but he never wants to pay it back.