BASE

BA ·SE 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 6 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. installation from which a military force initiates operations
  2. lowest support of a structure
  3. a place that the runner must touch before scoring
  4. the bottom or lowest part

💬 Examples

  • "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
  • "it was built on a base of solid rock"
  • "he stood at the foot of the tower"
  • "he scrambled to get back to the bag"

🔗 Similar words

base_of_operationsfoundationfundamentfootgroundworksubstructure
verb
  1. use as a basis for
  2. situate as a center of operations
  3. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

💬 Examples

  • "found on"
  • "base a claim on some observation"
  • "we will base this project in the new lab"

🔗 Similar words

establishgroundfoundfree-base
adjective
  1. serving as or forming a base
  2. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
  3. (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
  4. not adhering to ethical or moral principles

💬 Examples

  • "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
  • "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
  • "of humble (or lowly) birth"
  • "base coins of aluminum"

🔗 Similar words

basalbasebornhumblelowlyimmoralmean
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