| base | (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment |
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| base | the bottom or lowest part |
| base | (in a digital numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place |
| base | the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed |
| base | any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water |
| base | use as a basis for |
| base | assign to a station |
| base | use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes |
| base | debased |
| base | (archaic) illegitimate |
| base | having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality |
| base | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |