Thesaurus: bases

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1. pl. of Basis
2. n installation from which a military force initiates operations n lowest support of a structure n a place that the runner must touch before scoring n the bottom or lowest part n (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment n a lower limit n the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained n a support or foundation n a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) n any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water n the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed n the most important or necessary part of something n (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place n the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end 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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed n the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area n the principal ingredient of a mixture n a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit n (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector n a relation that provides the foundation for something n the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained n the most important or necessary part of something v use as a basis for; found on v situate as a center of operations v use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes