Base, basis, foundation refer to anything upon which a structure is built and upon which it rests. Base usually refers to a literal supporting structure: the base of a statue.

Your base is the main place where you work, stay, or live. For most of the spring and early summer her base was her home in Connecticut.

In chemistry, there are three definitions in common use of the word " base ": Arrhenius bases, Brønsted bases, and Lewis bases. All definitions agree that bases are substances that react …

BASE meaning: 1. the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part of something: 2. the main…. Learn more.

n. 1. The lowest or bottom part: the base of a cliff; the base of a lamp. 2. Biology a. The part of a plant or animal organ that is nearest to its point of attachment. b. The point of attachment of …

A supporting part or layer; a foundation. A skyscraper built on a base of solid rock.

There are 31 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun base, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

4 days ago · base (countable and uncountable, plural bases) Something from which other things extend; a foundation. Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling …

base, low, vile mean deserving of contempt because of the absence of higher values. base stresses the ignoble and may suggest cruelty, treachery, greed, or grossness.

The base of something is its lowest edge or part, or the part at which it is attached to something else.