[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

base \base\ b=as, a. oe. bass, f. bas, low, fr. ll. bassus
   thick, fat, short, humble; cf. l. bassus, a proper name, and
   w. bas shallow. cf. bass a part in music.
   1. of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
      as, base shrubs. archaic --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. low in place or position. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. archaic "a
      peasant and base swain." --bacon.
      1913 webster

   4. illegitimate by birth; bastard. archaic
      1913 webster

            why bastard? wherefore base?          --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
      silver, the precious metals.
      1913 webster

   6. alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
      bullion.
      1913 webster

   7. morally low. hence: low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
      of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
      fellow; base motives; base occupations. "a cruel act of a
      base and a cowardish mind." --robynson more's utopia.
      "base ingratitude." --milton.
      1913 webster

   8. not classical or correct. "base latin." --fuller.
      1913 webster

   9. deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. in
      this sense, commonly written bass.
      1913 webster

   10. law 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.
       1913 webster

   base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
      now, a qualified fee. see note under fee, n., 4.

   base metal. see under metal.
      1913 webster

   syn: dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
        sordid; degraded.

   usage: base, vile, mean. these words, as expressing
          moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
          their strength, the strongest being placed first. base
          marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
          denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is
          valuable or worthy of esteem. what is base excites our
          abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
          indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. base is
          opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
          liberal or generous. ingratitude is base; sycophancy
          is vile; undue compliances are mean.
          1913 webster
see also:
bass bass. base fee fee base metal metal 
base vile mean 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

base \base\, n. f. base, l. basis, fr. gr. ba`sis a stepping,
   step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to e.
   come. cf. basis, and see come.
   1. the bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
      on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
      the base of a statue. "the base of mighty mountains."
      --prescott.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: the fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
      essential principle; a groundwork.
      1913 webster

   3. arch.
      a the lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
          treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
          or especially ornamented.
      b the lower part of a complete architectural design, as
          of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
          piece of furniture or decoration.
          1913 webster

   4. bot. that extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
      is attached to its support.
      1913 webster

   5. chem. 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.
      1913 webster

   6. pharmacy the chief ingredient in a compound.
      1913 webster

   7. dyeing a substance used as a mordant. --ure.
      1913 webster

   8. fort. the exterior side of the polygon, or that
      imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
      adjacent bastions.
      1913 webster

   9. geom. the line or surface constituting that part of a
      figure on which it is supposed to stand.
      1913 webster

   10. math. the number from which a mathematical table is
       constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
       1913 webster

   11. see base low. a low, or deep, sound. mus.
       a the lowest part; the deepest male voice.
       b one who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
           now commonly written bass.
           1913 webster

                 the trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
                                                  --dryden.
           1913 webster

   12. mil. 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.
       1913 webster

   13. mil. the smallest kind of cannon. obs.
       1913 webster

   14. zool. that part of an organ by which it is attached to
       another more central organ.
       1913 webster

   15. crystallog. the basal plane of a crystal.
       1913 webster

   16. geol. the ground mass of a rock, especially if not
       distinctly crystalline.
       1913 webster

   17. her. the lower part of the field. see escutcheon.
       1913 webster

   18. the housing of a horse. obs.
       1913 webster

   19. pl. 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. obs.
       1913 webster

   20. the lower part of a robe or petticoat. obs.
       1913 webster

   21. an apron. obs. "bakers in their linen bases."
       --marston.
       1913 webster

   22. the point or line from which a start is made; a starting
       place or a goal in various games.
       1913 webster

             to their appointed base they went.   --dryden.
       1913 webster

   23. surv. 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. --lyman.
       1913 webster

   24. a rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison
       base, or bars. "to run the country base." --shak.
       1913 webster

   25. baseball any one of the four bounds which mark the
       circuit of the infield.
       1913 webster

   altern base. see under altern.

   attic base. arch. see under attic.

   base course. arch.
       a the first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
           of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
           foundation course.
       b the architectural member forming the transition
           between the basement and the wall above.

   base hit baseball, a hit, by which the batsman, without
      any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
      the first base without being put out.

   base line.
       a a main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
           military operations.
       b a line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
           

   base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
      the steam engine; the bed plate.

   base ring ordnance, a projecting band of metal around the
      breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
      molding. --h. l. scott.
      1913 webster
see also:
basis come base bass escutcheon prisoner's base 
prison base bars altern base altern attic base 
attic base course foundation course base hit base line 
base plate base ring 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

base \base\ b=as, v. t. imp.  p. p. based b=asd; p.
   pr.  vb. n. basing. from base, n.
   to put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to
   found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
   --bacon.
   1913 webster
see also:
based basing base 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

base \base\, v. t. see base, a., and cf. abase.
   1. to abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. obs.
      1913 webster

            if any . . . based his pike.          --sir t.
                                                  north.
      1913 webster

   2. to reduce the value of; to debase. obs.
      1913 webster

            metals which we can not base.         --bacon.
      1913 webster
see also:
base abase 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bass \bass\ b=as, n. f. basse, fr. bas low. see base, a.
   1913 webster
   1. a bass, or deep, sound or tone.
      1913 webster

   2. mus.
      a the lowest part in a musical composition.
      b one who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
          written also base.
          1913 webster

   thorough bass. see thorough bass.
      1913 webster
see also:
base base thorough bass 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

base
     adj 1: serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base
            coat followed by two finishing coats" syn: basal
     2: used of metals consisting of or alloyed with inferior
        metal; "base coins of aluminum"; "a base metal"
     3: of low birth or station `base' is archaic in this sense;
        "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble or
        lowly birth" syn: baseborn, humble, lowly
     4: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and
        unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life";
        "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism
        immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
        syn: dishonorable, dishonourable, immoral, unethical
     5: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;
        "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" syn: mean, meanspirited
     6: illegitimate syn: baseborn
     7: debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base
        coinage"
     n 1: any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning
          litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and
          water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals
          and ammonia" syn: alkali
     2: installation from which a military force initiates
        operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" syn:
         base of operations
     3: lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of
        solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" syn: foundation,
         fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
     4: place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled
        to get back to the bag" syn: bag
     5: numeration system the positive integer that is equivalent
        to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix
        of the decimal system" syn: radix
     6: the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
     7: anatomy the part of an organ nearest its point of
        attachment; "the base of the skull"
     8: a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor"
        syn: floor
     9: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
        developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument
        rested on a basis of conjecture" syn: basis, foundation,
         fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
     10: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" syn: pedestal,
          stand
     11: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the
         altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle"
     12: the most important or necessary part of something; "the
         basis of this drink is orange juice" syn: basis
     13: the place where you are stationed and from which missions
         start and end syn: home
     14: an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses
         money and logistical support and training to a wide
         variety of radical islamic terrorist group; has cells in
         more than 50 countries syn: al-qaeda, qaeda, al-qa'ida,
          al-qaida
     15: linguistics the form of a word after all affixes are
         removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" syn: root,
          root word, stem, theme, radical
     16: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed
         for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial
         base of japan" syn: infrastructure
     17: the principal ingredient of a mixture; "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"
     18: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub
         should sit on its own base"
     19: electronics the part of a transistor that separates the
         emitter from the collector
     v 1: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some
          observation" syn: establish, ground, found
     2: use purified cocaine by burning it and inhaling the fumes
        syn: free-base
     3: assign to a station syn: station, post, send, place
     also: bases pl
see also:
basal baseborn humble lowly dishonorable dishonourable 
immoral unethical mean meanspirited alkali 
base of operations foundation fundament foot groundwork 
substructure understructure bag radix floor 
basis cornerstone pedestal stand home 
al-qaeda qaeda al-qa'ida al-qaida root 
root word stem theme radical infrastructure 
establish ground found free-base station 
post send place bases 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

488 moby thesaurus words for "base":
   cp, ghq, hq, mickey mouse, abhorrent, abject, abominable, acid,
   acidity, agent, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anchor, angle,
   anion, antacid, antecedents, arrant, atom, atrocious, awful,
   background, bad, baluster, balustrade, banister,
   base of operations, base-minded, baseboard, baseborn, basement,
   basis, bearing wall, beastly, bed, bed on, bedding, bedrock,
   beggarly, below contempt, beneath contempt, biochemical, black,
   blackguardly, blamable, blameworthy, bolster, bottom, bottom on,
   brutal, build, build in, build on, buttress, caitiff, call, camp,
   caryatid, cation, causation, cause, cause and effect,
   center of authority, central administration, central office,
   central station, chassis, cheap, cheesy, chemical,
   chemical element, chromoisomer, clown white, coarse, cold cream,
   collector, colonnade, column, command post, common, compact,
   company headquarters, compound, construct, contemptible, copolymer,
   core, corrupt, cosmetics, counterfeit, cowardly, craven, criminal,
   crude, crummy, dado, damnable, dark, dastard, dastardly, debased,
   deficient, degraded, degrading, deplorable, depraved, derive,
   despicable, determinant, determinative, detestable, die, dimer,
   dire, dirty, disgraceful, disgusting, dishonorable, disreputable,
   distance, downtrodden, draw, dreadful, drugstore complexion,
   dunghill, dunghilly, egregious, element, emitter, enormous,
   establish, etiology, evil, evil-minded, execrable, eye shadow,
   eyebrow pencil, factor, fake, fetid, filamentary transistor,
   filthy, fix, flagitious, flagrant, floor, flooring, fond, foot,
   footing, footstalk, forbidding, forged, form, foul, found,
   found on, foundation, foundation cream, fourth-class, frame,
   framework, fraudulent, fulsome, fundament, fundamental,
   general headquarters, germanium crystal triode, grave, greasepaint,
   grievous, gross, ground, ground on, grounds, groundwork,
   hand cream, hand lotion, hardpan, hateful, headquarters,
   heavy chemicals, heinous, high polymer, hinge, home, homopolymer,
   hook-collector transistor, horrible, horrid, humble, humiliating,
   hydracid, ignoble, ignominious, imperfect, improper, inadequate,
   incompetent, indecent, infamous, inferior, infra dig,
   infrastructure, iniquitous, inorganic chemical, install,
   insufferable, insufficient, invest, ion, irregular, isomer, jack,
   keel, knavish, lamentable, lascivious, lay the foundation, lewd,
   line of departure, lip rouge, lipstick, little, loathsome, lousy,
   low, low-class, low-down, low-grade, low-minded, low-quality,
   low-test, lowborn, lower strata, lowest level, lowest point, lowly,
   lumpen, macromolecule, main office, makeup, maladroit, malodorous,
   mangy, mascara, mean, measly, mediocre, menial, mephitic, metamer,
   miasmal, miasmic, miserable, molecule, monomer, monstrous,
   mopboard, mudpack, nadir, nail polish, nasty, naughty, nauseating,
   nefarious, neutralizer, newel-post, noisome, nonacid,
   not comparable, not in it, notorious, noxious, objectionable,
   obnoxious, obscene, occasion, odious, offensive, organic chemical,
   ornery, out of it, outrageous, oxyacid, paint, paltry, pavement,
   peccant, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, perspective, petty, pier,
   pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, pinchbeck, pitch, pitiable,
   pitiful, place, plant, plebeian, plinth, point of departure,
   point-contact transistor, poky, pole, poltroon, poltroonish,
   polymer, poor, pornographic, port of embarkation, position, post,
   powder, powder puff, predicate, principle, profane, prop,
   pseudoisomer, puff, punk, pusillanimous, put in, put up,
   queen-post, radical, rank, rascally, reagent, rebarbative,
   recreant, regrettable, repellent, reprehensible, reprobate,
   reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, rest, revolting, ribald, riprap,
   rock bottom, roguish, root, rotten, rouge, rubbishy, rude,
   rudiment, sad, scabby, scampish, scandalous, schlock, scoundrelly,
   scrubby, scruffy, scummy, scurrilous, scurvy, seat, seating,
   second-best, second-class, secure, seedy, selfish, servile, set,
   set on, set up, shabby, shaft, shameful, shocking, shoddy,
   shoemold, sickening, sill, sinful, slavish, sleazy, small, socle,
   sole, solid ground, solid rock, sordid, sorry, spacistor, spurious,
   squalid, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard, standing, start,
   starting gate, starting place, starting point, starting post,
   station, status, stay, stem, stereobate, stimulus, stinking,
   stylobate, subbase, submissive, subservient, substratum,
   substruction, substructure, sulfacid, support, surbase, tacky,
   takeoff, talcum, talcum powder, tatty, terra firma, terrible,
   tetrode transistor, theme, third-class, third-rate, tinny, toe,
   too bad, transistor, trashy, trimer, trivial, trunk, ugly, unclean,
   underbuilding, undercarriage, undergird, undergirding, underlie,
   underlying level, underpinning, understruction, understructure,
   undignified, unforgivable, unipolar transistor, unmentionable,
   unpardonable, unseemly, unskillful, unspeakable, unwashed,
   unworthy, upright, vanishing cream, vanity case, venue, vest,
   vicious, viewpoint, vile, villainous, vulgar, wainscot, war paint,
   warrant, wicked, woeful, worst, worthless, wretched, wrong

[8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

base
     
         radix.
     
     
see also:
radix 

[9] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

base. something low; inferior. this word is frequently used in composition; 
as base court, base estate, base fee, c. 

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