Topic: MILITARY
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin basis; BASIS |
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base2 S2 W2
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lowest part
[countable usually singular]a) the lowest part or surface of something [= bottom] 
a frozen dessert with a biscuit basea wine glass with a heavy base The leather of his left trainer was coming away from its rubber base.
a frozen dessert with a biscuit basea wine glass with a heavy baseThe leather of his left trainer was coming away from its rubber base.b) the lowest point on a plant or part of your body, where it joins another part [= bottom]
base of a hole in the base of the tree He was killed by an axe blow to the base of his skull.
a hole in the base of the treeHe was killed by an axe blow to the base of his skull.2 the most important part of something, from which new ideas develop [= foundation]: India has a good scientific research base.
knowledge/ideas
[countable]India has a good scientific research base.3 a place where people in a military organization live and work
military
[countable]PM4 the main place from which a person, company, or organization controls their activities
company/organization
[uncountable and countable] base for He used the house as a base for his printing business.
He used the house as a base for his printing business.5 the people, money, groups etc that form the main part of something : The country's manufacturing base (=all the factories, companies etc that produce goods in a country) has shrunk by 20%. ➔ power base
people/groups
[countable usually singular]The country's manufacturing base (=all the factories, companies etc that produce goods in a country) has shrunk by 20%.6 the main part of a substance, meal etc to which other things are added : paint with an oil base
substance/mixture
[singular, uncountable]paint with an oil base base for Vodka is the base for many cocktails.
Vodka is the base for many cocktails.7 one of the four places that a player must touch in order to get a point in games such as baseball
sport
[countable]DSB8 to be completely wrong : His estimate for painting the kitchen seems way off base.
be off base
American English informalHis estimate for painting the kitchen seems way off base.9 a chemical substance that combines with an acid to form a salt
chemical
[countable]HCC technical10 the number in relation to which a number system or mathematical table is built up, for example 10 in the decimal system
numbers
[countable usually singular]HM technical —basal adjective
