(n): any facility servicing military forces
(n): lowest support of a structure
(n): supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
(n): a place that the runner must touch before scoring
(n): equipment used in playing baseball
(n): the bottom or lowest part
(n): a portion of a natural object
(n): (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
(n): the lowest part of anything
(n): a lower limit
(n): the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
(n): the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
(n): a hypothesis that is taken for granted
(n): a support or foundation
(n): any device that bears the weight of another thing
(n): a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
(n): formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
(n): any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
(n): (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
(n): the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
(n): a subfigure consisting of a side of something
(n): the most important or necessary part of something
(n): something determined in relation to something that includes it
(n): (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
(n): a concept of quantity involving zero and units
(n): the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
(n): a point or extent in space
(n): 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
(n): a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
(n): (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
(n): the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
(n): the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
(n): a supply of something available for future use
(n): the principal ingredient of a mixture
(n): a component of a mixture or compound
(n): a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
(n): the lower side of anything
(n): (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
(n): a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
(adj): serving as or forming a base
(adj): vs. incidental) -- (pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
(adj): of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
(adj): vs. noble) -- (of humble birth or origins
(adj): (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
(adj): vs. superior) -- (of low or inferior quality
(adj): not adhering to ethical or moral principles
(adj): vs. right) -- (contrary to conscience or morality or law
(adj): having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
(adj): vs. noble) -- (completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
(adj): illegitimate
(adj): vs. legitimate) -- (of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
(adj): debased; not genuine
(adj): vs. genuine), imitative -- (not genuine; imitating something superior
(v): use as a basis for; found on
(v): situate as a center of operations
(v): determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
(v): use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
(v): use recreational drugs
