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- [beys]
- /beɪs/
- /beɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beys]
- /beɪs/
Definitions of base word
- countable noun base The base of something is its lowest edge or part. 3
- countable noun base The base of something is the lowest part of it, where it is attached to something else. 3
- countable noun base The base of an object such as a box or vase is the lower surface of it that touches the surface it rests on. 3
- countable noun base The base of an object that has several sections and that rests on a surface is the lower section of it. 3
- countable noun base A base is a layer of something which will have another layer added to it. 3
- countable noun base A position or thing that is a base for something is one from which that thing can be developed or achieved. 3
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Origin of base
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English (noun) < Middle French < Latin basis basis; cf. prisoner's base
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Base
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
base popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
base usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for base
verb base
- locate — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- depend — If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
- set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- station — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
adjective base
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- sordid — morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- squalid — foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
adverb base
noun base
- headquarters — a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
- seat — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
- infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
Antonyms for base
verb base
adjective base
- aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- honest — honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
noun base
- top — Technical/Office Protocol
- annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
- branch — The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.
- auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
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