base — meaning in English
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English meaning
- alkali noun One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- backbone noun The column of connected vertebrae running down the back that protects the spinal cord.
- base noun The lowest part of something, on which it stands or rests; a foundation.
- basic adjective Forming the essential foundation of something; fundamental.
- basis noun The foundation or starting point for an argument, theory, or decision.
- ground noun The solid surface of the earth.
- mainstay noun A chief support.
Senses
base is used for these senses in English:
- alkali (chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- backbone (countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
- base A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
- base (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
- basic A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
- basic An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
- ground Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- mainstay A chief support.
alkali — full definition
- noun One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- noun Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.
backbone — full definition
- noun The column of connected vertebrae running down the back that protects the spinal cord.
- noun The essential support or core structure of a system or organization.
- noun Firmness of character; courage.