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Synonyms for base
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Synonyms for base
the lowest or supporting part or structure
that on which something immaterial, such as an argument or a charge, rests
a fundamental principle or underlying concept
a center of organization, supply, or activity
of decidedly inferior quality
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
lowest support of a structure
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
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a lower limit
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
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the most important or necessary part of something
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(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
a 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
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
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the principal ingredient of a mixture
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a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense)
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
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having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
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illegitimate
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debased
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