base

base
1. noun /beɪs/
a) Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

A safe zone in the childrens games of tag and hide-and-go-seek

b) A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.

The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.

See Also: basal, basilar, embase, imbase
2. verb /beɪs/
a) To have as its foundation or starting point.

Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.

b) To be located (at a particular place).
3. adjective /beɪs/
a) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

If thou livest in paine and sorrow, thy base courage is the cause of it, To die there wanteth but will.


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