word base
Linguistics
noun
The simple form from which the derivatives and inflected forms of a word arise; the uninflected or unaffixed form of a word.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- theatric
- theatrical
- theatricalise
- theatricalism
- theatricality
- theatricalization
- theatricalize
- theatrically
- theatrics
- the Australian dream
- the Axis
- the ayes have it
- the Azoic
- the back of an envelope
- the back of beyond
- the back of one's mind
- the Backs
- the Balearics
- the ball is in your court
- the ball of the foot
- the ball of the thumb
- Theban
- the Bank of Mum and Dad
- the Bar
- the Bard