Word

lowest support of a structure
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

base foot foundation fundament groundwork substructure understructure

sample sentences

"it was built on a base of solid rock"
"he stood at the foot of the tower"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

basal

semantic pointers

hyponym

bed raft foundation, raft, mat

hypernym

support

part holonym

structure, construction

a support or foundation
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

base pedestal stand

sample sentences

"the base of the lamp"

semantic pointers

hypernym

support

hyponym

brass monkey staddle trivet trivet

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

base basis cornerstone foundation fundament groundwork

sample sentences

"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

basal base

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

found

semantic pointers

part holonym

explanation

hypernym

assumption, supposition, supposal

hyponym

meat and potatoes

a lower limit
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

base floor

sample sentences

"the government established a wage floor"

semantic pointers

hypernym

control

hyponym

price floor wage floor

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

base

sample sentences

"the base of the skull"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

basal basilary

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

anatomy, general anatomy

hypernym

bottom

the bottom or lowest part
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

base

sample sentences

"the base of the mountain"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

basilar

semantic pointers

hypernym

part, piece

(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
<noun.artifact>

base

semantic pointers

hypernym

electrode

part holonym

transistor, junction transistor, electronic transistor

domain of synset (topic)

electronics

a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
<noun.artifact>

base

sample sentences

"a tub should sit on its own base"

semantic pointers

hypernym

bottom, underside, undersurface

part holonym

vessel box lamp

the principal ingredient of a mixture
<noun.artifact>

base

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

base

semantic pointers

hypernym

ingredient

the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
<noun.artifact>

base infrastructure

sample sentences

"the industrial base of Japan"

semantic pointers

part meronym

communication system, communication equipment fire station, firehouse gas system main penal institution, penal facility power system, power grid, grid public works school system sewage system, sewer system, sewage works transportation, transportation system, transit water, water system, water supply

hypernym

store, fund, stock

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 2

base radical root root word stem theme

sample sentences

"thematic vowels are part of the stem"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stem stem

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

linguistics

hypernym

form, word form, signifier, descriptor

the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

base home

semantic pointers

hypernym

location

(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
<noun.quantity>

base radix

sample sentences

"10 is the radix of the decimal system"

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

numeration system, number system, number representation system, system of numeration

hypernym

number

the most important or necessary part of something
<noun.relation>

base basis

sample sentences

"the basis of this drink is orange juice"

semantic pointers

hypernym

part, portion, component, component part, constituent

the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
<noun.shape>

base

sample sentences

"the base of the triangle"

semantic pointers

hypernym

flank

any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

alkali base

sample sentences

"bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

alkalize alkalify

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

base basify

semantic pointers

hypernym

compound, chemical compound

hyponym

pyridine purine purine imidazole, iminazole, glyoxaline melamine, cyanuramide pyrimidine

a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
<noun.substance>

base nucleotide

semantic pointers

hyponym

base pair adenosine monophosphate, AMP, adenylic acid adenosine diphosphate, ADP adenosine triphosphate, ATP deoxyadenosine monophosphate, A deoxycytidine monophosphate, C deoxyguanosine monophosphate, G deoxythymidine monophosphate, T muton polynucleotide oligonucleotide, oligo uracil, U

hypernym

ester