base² /bās/

1. Low in place, value, estimation or principle
2. Low in morals, reprehensible, vile
3. Worthless
4. Debased
5. Counterfeit
6. Servile as opposed to free (law)
7. Lowly, humble (Bible and Shakespeare)
8. Illegitimate (obsolete)
9. Bass (obsolete)

baseˈly adverb

baseˈness noun

baseˈborn adjective (archaic)

1. Low-born
2. Illegitimate

base coin noun

Spurious coin

base metal noun

1. Any metal other than the precious metals
2. Any metal that alters on exposure to air (cf noble metal)

baseˈ-minded adjective

1. Of a low mind or spirit
2. Mean

baseˈ-spirited adjective

Mean-spirited

• common logarithms
• commonly
• common market
• common measure
• common measures
• common metre
• common-mode failure
• common-mode failures
• common multiple
• commonness
• commonnesses
• common noun
• common nouns
• common of estovers
• common of pasture
• common-or-garden
• commonplace
• commonplace book
• commonplace books
• commonplaced
• commonplaceness
• commonplaces
• commonplacing
• common rail
• common rails