Base Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for base.
base
base
/beɪs/
Examples
- The bottom of the base is corrugated, the bottom of the trays are corrugated.
- The base of the skin is pegged to the ground.
- A triangulate plate is attached to the bottom of the base.
- It forages on the ground or at the base of trees for insects.
- The bases are usually securely fastened to the ground.
- The winding key was located at the bottom of the lamp base.
- The base of the ride is above ground with the top of the ride at.
- The road to the base was vulnerable to high ground and ambushes.
- The base cards on the top and bottom of the columns are turned sideways.
- The center of the bulged portion of the bottom wall is coplanar with the base.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
lowest support of a structure
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
the bottom or lowest part
the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
a lower limit
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
a support or foundation
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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
the most important or necessary part of something
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; has cells in more than 50 countries
the form of a word after all affixes are removed
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
the principal ingredient of a mixture
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
use as a basis for; found on
situate as a center of operations
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
serving as or forming a base
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
not adhering to ethical or moral principles
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality- Edmund Burke- Shakespeare
illegitimate
debased; not genuine
"Base+Case. The lowest part is the base, as in the base case of an argument."
"Base + Case. The foundation of any case is its base."