The meaning of Base

adjective

Of poor quality or a low standard.

Usage examples:

A bad diet

adverb

Badly.

Usage examples:

He beat her up real bad

adjective

Unpleasant and causing difficulties

Usage examples:

Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather., we've just had some very bad news., watch out - he's in a …

noun

A piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress.

Usage examples:

A large double bed

verb

Settle down to sleep or rest for the night in an improvised place.

Usage examples:

You can bed down in the shed

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

Usage examples:

Rose of tralee orla o'shea swapped her tiara for a mortarboard yesterday when she graduated from ma…

noun

The lowest point or part of something.

Usage examples:

The bottom of the page

adjective

In the lowest position.

Usage examples:

The books on the bottom shelf

verb

Denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of - 1/3. bottom quarks have similar properties to down quarks and strange quarks, but are distinguished from them by having a larger mass.

verb

Construct (something) by putting parts or material together.

Usage examples:

The ironworks were built in 1736

noun

The proportions of a person's or animal's body.

Usage examples:

She was of medium height and slim build

noun

A person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something.

Usage examples:

Water carriers

noun

The point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere.

Usage examples:

She was so angered by this thought that she had changed forms and was halfway to the center of the …

verb

Occur mainly in or around (a specified place).

Usage examples:

The textile industry was centred in lancashire and yorkshire

proper noun

A region of central france, including the cities of orleans, tours, and chartres.

adjective

Low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services.

Usage examples:

Local buses were reliable and cheap

adverb

At or for a low price.

Usage examples:

A house that was going cheap because of the war

adjective

Costing little money or less than is usual or expected

Usage examples:

After world war ii, the us had cheap labor, cheap energy, cheap raw materials, cheap housing, cheap…

verb

Build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine).

Usage examples:

A company that constructs oil rigs

noun

An idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence.

Usage examples:

History is largely an ideological construct

verb

Make by combining materials and parts

adjective

Reduced in quality or value.

Usage examples:

The debased traditions of sportsmanship

verb

Reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.

Usage examples:

The love episodes debase the dignity of the drama

adjective

Worse than before, especially morally; less valuable or deserving less respect than before

Usage examples:

He believes that acts of torture reveal how debased we are., our world view has become debased. we …

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

verb

Set up or found

verb

To start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way

Usage examples:

He helped to establish the university of california at berkeley., once we establish the price, we c…

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

Usage examples:

His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

Usage examples:

His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

Usage examples:

[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

noun

The visible shape or configuration of something.

Usage examples:

The form, colour, and texture of the tree

verb

Variant spelling of forme.

combining form

Having the form of.

Usage examples:

Cruciform

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

Usage examples:

A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

noun

The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.

Usage examples:

Foundations were being dug for a block of flats

noun

The base that is built below the surface of the ground to support a building

Usage examples:

A concrete foundation, fig. the two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era of cooperation b…

noun

An organization that has been started in order to provide money for a particular group of people or for a particular type of research

Usage examples:

He gave £1m to set up a charitable foundation to help vulnerable young people., he helped lead the …

noun

A group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.

Usage examples:

The entire garrison was mustered on the parade ground

verb

Provide (a place) with a group of troops.

Usage examples:

Air reconnaissance showed the germans had not garrisoned the island

noun

A group of soldiers living in or defending a town or building, or the buildings that the soldiers live in

noun

The solid surface of the earth.

Usage examples:

He lay on the ground

verb

Short for ground bass.

adjective

Past and past participle of grind.

noun

The premises occupied by a military commander and the commander's staff.

Usage examples:

Its main generating unit was the staff headquarters of the red army's rear services.

verb

Have headquarters at a specified location.

Usage examples:

Unesco is headquartered in paris

plural noun

The main offices or center of operations of an organization, such as the army, police, or a company

Usage examples:

The 15-person company will be headquartered in san francisco.

noun

A movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes or which connects linked objects.

Usage examples:

He had only time to back away before the thick wooden doors swung open, hinges protesting loudly.

verb

Attach or join with or as if with a hinge.

Usage examples:

The ironing board was set into the wall and hinged at the bottom

noun

A folding device, usually made of metal, that is attached to a door, gate, or lid on one side, allowing it to open and close

adjective

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.

Usage examples:

Unseemly and immoral behaviour

adjective

Not following accepted standards of morally right behavior or thought

Usage examples:

Discrimination on the basis of race is immoral., the immorality of lying

adjective

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty.

Usage examples:

The improper use of public funds

adjective

Being against a law or a rule; dishonest or illegal

Usage examples:

The treasurer denied accepting any improper payments., an improper choice of words, if handled impr…

adjective

Dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law

Usage examples:

The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers., imprope…

adjective

Grossly unfair and morally wrong.

Usage examples:

An iniquitous tax

adjective

Very wrong and unfair

Usage examples:

It is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money to pay for medici…

verb

Place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use.

Usage examples:

We're planning to install a new shower

verb

Set up for use

verb

To put something in place so that it is ready for use

Usage examples:

We’re having a new tile floor installed in the kitchen., the new president of the university was in…

verb

Discover the exact place or position of.

Usage examples:

Engineers were working to locate the fault

verb

To find or discover the exact position of something

Usage examples:

Archeologists have located the remains of an ancient temple., [ t ] the company decided to locate i…

verb

To choose a particular place to start or build a business

Usage examples:

Locate (sth) in sth payments were offered to encourage companies to locate in kansas., we help peop…

adjective

Of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.

Usage examples:

The school is a long, low building

noun

A low point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

His popularity ratings are at an all-time low

adverb

In or into a low position or state.

Usage examples:

She pressed on, bent low to protect her face

adjective

Having very low moral standards of behaviour

Usage examples:

He cannot tolerate low-minded ignorance and stupidity., it is their low-minded focus on cost that h…

noun

An agency or means of doing something.

Usage examples:

Using the latest technology as a medium for job creation

adjective

About halfway between two extremes of size or another quality; average.

Usage examples:

John is six feet tall, of medium build

adjective

Being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, or degree; average

Usage examples:

He was a man of medium height., the shirt is available in small, medium, and large sizes., would yo…

noun

The base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted.

Usage examples:

A bronze bust on a marble pedestal

verb

Set or support on a pedestal.

Usage examples:

A venus stands pedestalled in an alcove

noun

A base for a statue, or a base for a column

Usage examples:

Museum staff plan to replace the cracked pedestal under the statue.

noun

A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.

Usage examples:

I can't be in two places at once

verb

Put in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun

An area, town, building, etc.

Usage examples:

Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit., what was the name of that place we drove through on t…

noun

A heavy base supporting a statue or vase.

Usage examples:

Busts of the king and queen on marble plinths

noun

A square block, especially of stone, on which a column or a statue stands

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

noun

A pole or beam used as a temporary support or to keep something in position.

Usage examples:

He looked around for a prop to pin the door open

verb

Support or keep in position.

Usage examples:

She propped her chin in the palm of her right hand

noun

A portable object other than furniture or costumes used on the set of a play or film.

Usage examples:

The exhibition features props and costumes from the show's incredible 49-year history

verb

Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Usage examples:

He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun

An instance or period of resting.

Usage examples:

You look as though you need a rest

verb

Remain or be left in a specified condition.

Usage examples:

You can rest assured she will do everything she can

adjective

Wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins.

Usage examples:

Sinful men

noun

An area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed.

Usage examples:

The proposed site of a hydroelectric dam

verb

Fix or build (something) in a particular place.

Usage examples:

The rectory is sited behind the church

verb

Fix or build (something) in a certain place or position.

Usage examples:

The pilot light is usually situated at the front of the boiler

adjective

Situated.

Usage examples:

The petty sessions area in which it is situate

verb

To put something in a particular position

Usage examples:

The restaurant is situated near the hudson river.

adjective

Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

Usage examples:

The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams

adjective

Morally ugly, so that being involved makes you feel dirty

Usage examples:

A sordid story, sordid details, the sordid condition of many of the city school buildings was shock…

adjective

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

Usage examples:

The squalid, overcrowded prison

adjective

Extremely dirty, poor, and unpleasant

Usage examples:

The squalid apartment was her first home in the city., he lived in dreadful squalor despite having …

verb

Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

Usage examples:

Lionel stood in the doorway

noun

An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.

Usage examples:

The party's tough stand on immigration

verb

Be standing; be upright

noun

A place on a railway line where trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on or off.

Usage examples:

We walked back to the station and caught the train back to brussels

verb

Short for stations of the cross.

noun

A building or buildings and the surrounding area where a particular service or activity takes place

Usage examples:

A train/bus station, a gas station, a police/fire station, at our house in the mountains we only ge…

verb

Remain in the same place.

Usage examples:

You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun

A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

Usage examples:

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb

Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.

Usage examples:

We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard

noun

An underlying or supporting structure.

Usage examples:

Here is a roman theatre built over barrel-vaulted substructures

noun

A firm structure that supports something built on top of it

Usage examples:

The explosion damaged the bridge, but the substructure remained intact.

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Usage examples:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Usage examples:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

adjective

Showy but cheap and of poor quality.

Usage examples:

Tawdry jewellery

noun

Cheap and gaudy finery.

Usage examples:

I had seen him in procession with his golden crook, preceded by the priests of his diocese, dressed…

adjective

Showy, cheap, and of poor quality

Usage examples:

Tawdry jewelry/furnishings

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) not acting in accordance with moral principles.

Usage examples:

An unprincipled womanizer

adjective

Having or showing no moral rules or standards of good behavior

Usage examples:

An unprincipled politician

adjective

Disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at.

Usage examples:

They looked at the scanty, unsavoury portions of food doled out to them

adjective

Unpleasant, or morally offensive

Usage examples:

Unsavoury sexual practices, an unsavoury reputation

adjective

Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair.

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants

adjective

Willing to lie or cheat to succeed

Usage examples:

An unscrupulous salesman

adjective

Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want

Usage examples:

Unscrupulous dealers/employers/operators counterfeit documents make it easier for unscrupulous empl…

adjective

(of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate.

Usage examples:

An unseemly squabble

adjective

Not suitable or polite

Usage examples:

Unseemly language, unseemly haste, unseemly behavior

noun

A thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, lorry, or cart.

Usage examples:

The vehicle was sent skidding across the road

noun

Something used to transport people or goods, esp. something used on land or roads

Usage examples:

An underwater vehicle, the snow stranded hundreds of vehicles on an interstate highway., many say m…

noun

A car, bus, truck, etc.

Usage examples:

The tollways are used daily by 1.3 million vehicles., a commercial/domestic/recreational vehicle do…

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

He has a vile temper

adjective

Evil or disgusting

Usage examples:

He responded with the vilest language imaginable., a vile mood/temper

adjective

Unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable

Usage examples:

This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.

adjective

Lacking sophistication or good taste.

Usage examples:

A vulgar check suit

adjective

Evil or morally wrong.

Usage examples:

A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb

Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

Usage examples:

Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective

Morally wrong and bad

Usage examples:

He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…

adjective

Not correct or true; incorrect.

Usage examples:

That is the wrong answer

adverb

In an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.

Usage examples:

What am i doing wrong?

noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.

Usage examples:

I have done you a great wrong