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ALL meanings of basest

base
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  • noun basest Music Obsolete. bass1 (defs 3, 4). 1
  • adjective basest morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly. 1
  • adjective basest of little or no value; worthless: hastily composed of base materials. 1
  • adjective basest debased or counterfeit: an attempt to eliminate the base coinage. 1
  • adjective basest characteristic of or befitting an inferior person or thing. 1
  • adjective basest of illegitimate birth. 1
  • adjective basest not classical or refined: base language. 1
  • adjective basest Old English Law. held by tenure less than freehold in return for a service viewed as somewhat demeaning to the tenant. 1
  • adjective basest Archaic. of humble origin or station. of small height. low in place, position, or degree: base servitude. 1
  • adjective basest Obsolete. deep or grave in sound; bass: the base tones of a piano. 1
  • verb with object basest to make or form a base or foundation for. 1
  • verb with object basest to establish, as a fact or conclusion (usually followed by on or upon): He based his assumption of her guilt on the fact that she had no alibi. 1
  • verb with object basest to place or establish on a base or basis; ground; found (usually followed by on or upon): Our plan is based on a rising economy. 1
  • verb with object basest to station, place, or situate (usually followed by at or on): He is based at Fort Benning. The squadron is based on a carrier. 1
  • verb without object basest to have a basis; be based (usually followed by on or upon): Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand. 1
  • verb without object basest to have or maintain a base: I believe they had based on Greenland at one time. 1
  • idioms basest get to first base. first base (def 2). 1
  • idioms basest off base, Baseball. not touching a base: The pitcher caught him off base and, after a quick throw, he was put out by the second baseman. Informal. badly mistaken: The police were way off base when they tried to accuse her of the theft. 1
  • idioms basest on base, Baseball. having reached a base or bases: Two men are on base. 1
  • idioms basest touch base with, to make contact with: They've touched base with every political group on campus. 1
  • noun basest Superlative form of base. 1
  • adjective basest superlative form of base: most base. 0
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