Word Meaning

Meaning of base

- Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
- Low in place or position.
- Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean.
- Illegitimate by birth; bastard.
- Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals.
- Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
- Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
- Not classical or correct.
- Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
- Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
- The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.
- Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the essential principle; a groundwork.
- The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented.
- The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration.
- That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.
- The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain organic bodies resembling them in their property of forming salts with acids.
- The chief ingredient in a compound.
- A substance used as a mordant.
- The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions.
- The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand.
- The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
- A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
- A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc.
- The smallest kind of cannon.
- That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.
- The basal plane of a crystal.
- The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline.
- The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
- The housing of a horse.
- A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
- The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
- An apron.
- The point or line from which a start is made; a starting place or a goal in various games.
- A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
- A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars.
- Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.
- To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
- To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
- To reduce the value of; to debase.

Crossword clue for base

- A platform
- Bottom of anything
- Cabbie’s radio call centre
- Contemptible
- Headquarters
- HQ
- Important part
- It’s beneath contempt to take a stand
- Mean
- Military headquarters devoid of honour
- Morally low
- One of four on a baseball field
- Part of pedestal
- Pedestal
- Plinth
- Starts off being over subordinate staff
- takes directions to head-quarters