Base (a.) Of little, or less than the usual, height |
Base (a.) Low in place or position. |
Base (a.) Of humble birth |
Base (a.) Illegitimate by birth |
Base (a.) Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals. |
Base (a.) Alloyed with inferior metal |
Base (a.) Morally low. Hence: Low-minded |
Base (a.) Not classical or correct. |
Base (a.) Deep or grave in sound |
Base (a.) Not held by honorable service |
Base (n.) The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support |
Base (n.) Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing |
Base (n.) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when treated as a separate feature, usually in projection, or especially ornamented. |
Base (n.) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument |
Base (n.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support. |
Base (n.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt |
Base (n.) The chief ingredient in a compound. |
Base (n.) A substance used as a mordant. |
Base (n.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two adjacent bastions. |
Base (n.) The line or surface constituting that part of a figure on which it is supposed to stand. |
Base (n.) The number from which a mathematical table is constructed |
Base (n.) A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part |
Base (n.) A place or tract of country, protected by fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the operations of an army proceed, forward movements are made, supplies are furnished, etc. |
Base (n.) The smallest kind of cannon. |
Base (n.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ. |
Base (n.) The basal plane of a crystal. |
Base (n.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline. |
Base (n.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon. |
Base (n.) The housing of a horse. |
Base (n.) A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower. |
Base (n.) The lower part of a robe or petticoat. |
Base (n.) An apron. |
Base (n.) The point or line from which a start is made |
Base (n.) A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles. |
Base (n.) A rustic play |
Base (n.) Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield. |
Base (n.) To put on a base or basis |
Base (a.) To abase |
Base (a.) To reduce the value of |
Base-burner (n.) A furnace or stove in which the fuel is contained in a hopper or chamber, and is fed to the fire as the lower stratum is consumed. |
Base-court (n.) The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house |
Base-court (n.) An inferior court of law, not of record. |
Base viol () See Bass viol. |
Country-base (n.) Same as Prison base. |
Data (n. pl.) See Datum. |
Data (pl. ) of Datum |
Management (v.) The act or art of managing |
Management (v.) Business dealing |
Management (v.) Judicious use of means to accomplish an end |
Management (v.) The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest |
base on balls walk pass | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls, he worked the pitcher for a base on balls |
base hit safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
double two-base hit two-bagger two-baser | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base, he hit a double to deep centerfield |
triple three-base hit three-bagger | a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base |
Bertillon system | a system or procedure for identifying persons |
first base | the initial stage in accomplishing something, we didn't get to first base with that approach |
buddy system | a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming) |
prisoner's base | a children's game, two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base |
data encryption | (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes |
first base first | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) |
second base second | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield |
third base third | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate), he is playing third |
management control | an internal control performed by one or more managers |
management direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
database management | creation and maintenance of a database |
line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
air base air station | a base for military aircraft |
air transportation system | a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
army base | a large base of operations for an army |
audio system sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
backup system | a computer system for making backups |
base pedestal stand | a support or foundation, the base of the lamp |
base bag | a place that the runner must touch before scoring, he scrambled to get back to the bag |
base | (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector |
base base of operations | installation from which a military force initiates operations, the attack wiped out our forward bases |
base | a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit, a tub should sit on its own base |
base | the principal ingredient of a mixture, glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments, he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green, everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
bulletin board system bulletin board electronic bulletin board bbs | a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest |
cable cable television cable system cable television service | a television system that transmits over cables |
closed loop closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |
color television colour television color television system colour television system color TV colour TV | a television that transmits images in color |
communication system communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
communication system | a system for communicating |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
control system | a system for controlling the operation of another system |
coolant system | a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another |
cooling system cooling | a mechanism for keeping something cool, the cooling was overhead fans |
cooling system engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine |
coude telescope coude system | a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph |
data converter | converter for changing information from one code to another |
data input device input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
data multiplexer | a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium |
data system information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
defense system defence system | the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
drainage system | a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water |