Base
nnoun.artifactinstallation from which a military force initiates operationsTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:base of operations
Examples:- the attack wiped out our forward bases
Hypernyms:military installation
Inherited Hypernyms:basemilitary installationfacilityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:air baseair stationarmy basefirebasenavy baserocket base
Full Hyponyms:air basearmy basefirebasenavy baserocket base
nnoun.artifactlowest support of a structureSynset:foot foundation fundament groundwork substructure understructure
Examples:- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
Derivationally Related Form:basal
Part Holonyms:construction structure
Hypernyms:support
Inherited Hypernyms:foundationsupportsupporting structurestructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bedmatraftraft foundation
Full Hyponyms:bedraft foundationrailroad bedroadbed
nnoun.artifacta place that the runner must touch before scoringSynset:bag
Examples:- he scrambled to get back to the bag
Part Holonyms:baseball diamond diamond infield
Hypernyms:baseball equipment
Inherited Hypernyms:basebaseball equipmentsports equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:first basehomehome basehome plateplatesecond basethirdthird base
Full Hyponyms:first basehome platesecond basethird base
nnoun.objectthe bottom or lowest partDerivationally Related Form:basilar
Hypernyms:part piece
Inherited Hypernyms:basepartthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.location(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachmentTopic:anatomygeneral anatomy
Derivationally Related Form:basalbasilary
Hypernyms:bottom
Inherited Hypernyms:basebottomregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa lower limitSynset:floor
Examples:- the government established a wage floor
Hypernyms:control
Inherited Hypernyms:floorcontroleconomic policypolicyargumentationreasoningthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:price floorwage floor
Full Hyponyms:price floorwage floor
nnoun.cognitionthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explainedSynset:basis cornerstone foundation fundament groundwork
Examples:- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Derivationally Related Form:foundbasebasal
Part Holonyms:explanation
Hypernyms:assumption supposal supposition
Inherited Hypernyms:basisassumptionhypothesisconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:meat and potatoes
Full Hyponyms:meat and potatoes
nnoun.artifacta support or foundationSynset:pedestal stand
Hypernyms:support
Inherited Hypernyms:basesupportdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:brass monkeystaddletrivet
Full Hyponyms:brass monkeystaddletrivet
nnoun.substancea phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)Synset:nucleotide
Hypernyms:ester
Inherited Hypernyms:nucleotideesterorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nucleotideesterorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:AADPAMPATPCGTUadenosine diphosphateadenosine monophosphateadenosine triphosphateadenylic acidbase pairdeoxyadenosine monophosphatedeoxycytidine monophosphatedeoxyguanosine monophosphatedeoxythymidine monophosphatemutonoligooligonucleotidepolynucleotideuracil
Full Hyponyms:adenosine diphosphateadenosine monophosphateadenosine triphosphatebase pairdeoxyadenosine monophosphatedeoxycytidine monophosphatedeoxyguanosine monophosphatedeoxythymidine monophosphatemutonoligonucleotidepolynucleotideuracil
nnoun.substanceany of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and waterSynset:alkali
Examples:- bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
Derivationally Related Form:basifyalkalizebasealkalify
Hypernyms:chemical compound compound
Inherited Hypernyms:basecompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:basecompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cyanuramideglyoxalineimidazoleiminazolemelaminepurinepyridinepyrimidine
Full Hyponyms:adeninecytosineguanineimidazolemelaminepurinepyridinepyrimidinethyminetriphosphopyridine
nnoun.shapethe bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructedHypernyms:flank
Inherited Hypernyms:baseflanksubfigurefigureshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.relationthe most important or necessary part of somethingSynset:basis
Examples:- the basis of this drink is orange juice
Hypernyms:component component part constituent part portion
Inherited Hypernyms:basispartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.quantity(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting placeTopic:number representation systemnumber systemnumeration systemsystem of numeration
Synset:radix
Examples:- 10 is the radix of the decimal system
Hypernyms:number
Inherited Hypernyms:basenumberdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.locationthe place where you are stationed and from which missions start and endSynset:home
Hypernyms:location
Inherited Hypernyms:baselocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.groupa terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countriesTopic:act of terrorismterrorismterrorist act
Region:AfghanistanIslamic State of AfghanistanIslamic Republic of PakistanPakistanWest Pakistan
Synset:Base Qaeda al-Qa'ida al-Qaeda al-Qaida al Qaeda al Qaida
Instance Hypernyms:FTO foreign terrorist organization terrorist group terrorist organization
Inherited Hypernyms:al-qaedaterrorist organizationpolitical movementmovementsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.communication(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removedTopic:linguistics
Synset:radical root root word stem theme
Examples:- thematic vowels are part of the stem
Derivationally Related Form:stem
Hypernyms:descriptor form signifier word form
Inherited Hypernyms:rootformwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactthe stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or areaSynset:infrastructure
Examples:- the industrial base of Japan
Hypernyms:fund stock store
Inherited Hypernyms:infrastructurestoreaccumulationnet incomeincomefinancial gaingainsumassetspossessionrelationabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:communication equipment communication system fire station firehouse gas system main penal facility penal institution grid power grid power system public works school system sewage system sewage works sewer system transit transportation transportation system water water supply water system
nnoun.artifactthe principal ingredient of a mixtureExamples:- glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments
- he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green
- everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base
Derivationally Related Form:base
Hypernyms:ingredient
Inherited Hypernyms:baseingredientcomponentpartobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta flat bottom on which something is intended to sitExamples:- a tub should sit on its own base
Part Holonyms:box lamp vessel
Hypernyms:bottom underside undersurface
Inherited Hypernyms:basebottomsidesurfaceboundaryextremityregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifact(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collectorTopic:electronics
Part Holonyms:electronic transistor junction transistor transistor
Hypernyms:electrode
Inherited Hypernyms:baseelectrodeconductordeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.cognitionuse as a basis for; found onSynset:establish found ground
Examples:- base a claim on some observation
Derivationally Related Form:groundfoundationbase
Inherited Hypernyms:establish
Direct Hyponyms:build
Full Troponyms:build
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.stativesituate as a center of operationsExamples:- we will base this project in the new lab
Hypernyms:locate situate
Inherited Hypernyms:basesituatedetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.consumptionuse (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumesSynset:free-base
Derivationally Related Form:base
Hypernyms:do drugs drug
Inherited Hypernyms:free-basedruguseconsume
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
adj satadj.allserving as or forming a baseSynset:basal
Examples:- the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
Antonyms:incidental
Derivationally Related Form:base
Inherited Hypernyms:basal
Similar to:basic
adj satadj.allof low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense)Synset:baseborn humble lowly
Examples:- baseborn wretches with dirty faces
- of humble (or lowly) birth
Antonyms:noble
Derivationally Related Form:humbleness
Inherited Hypernyms:base
Similar to:lowborn
adj satadj.all(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metalExamples:- base coins of aluminum
- a base metal
Antonyms:superior
Inherited Hypernyms:base
Similar to:inferior
adj satadj.allnot adhering to ethical or moral principlesSynset:immoral
Examples:- base and unpatriotic motives
- a base, degrading way of life
- cheating is dishonorable
- they considered colonialism immoral
- unethical practices in handling public funds
Antonyms:right
Derivationally Related Form:immoralitybaseness
Inherited Hypernyms:base
Similar to:wrong
adj satadj.allhaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or moralitySynset:mean meanspirited
Examples:- that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble - Edmund Burke
- taking a mean advantage
- chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort - Shakespeare
- something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
Antonyms:noble
Derivationally Related Form:basenessmeanness
Inherited Hypernyms:base
Similar to:ignoble
adj satadj.allillegitimateDomain Usage:archaicismarchaism
Synset:baseborn
Antonyms:legitimate
Inherited Hypernyms:base
Similar to:illegitimate
adj satadj.alldebased; not genuineExamples:- an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
Antonyms:genuine
Inherited Hypernyms:base
Similar to:counterfeit imitative