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. |
Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Country-base (n.) Same as Prison base. |
Flight (n.) The act or flying |
Flight (n.) The act of fleeing |
Flight (n.) Lofty elevation and excursion |
Flight (n.) A number of beings or things passing through the air together |
Flight (n.) A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another. |
escape flight | the act of escaping physically, he made his escape from the mental hospital, the canary escaped from its cage, his flight was an indication of his guilt |
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 |
liner line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
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 |
flight maneuver airplane maneuver | a maneuver executed by an aircraft |
first base | the initial stage in accomplishing something, we didn't get to first base with that approach |
flight | a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports, I took the noon flight to Chicago |
connecting flight | a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines) |
direct flight | a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft |
domestic flight | a flight that begins and ends in the same country |
international flight | a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another |
nonstop flight nonstop | a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination, how many nonstops are there to Dallas? |
redeye redeye flight | a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep, he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning |
flight flying | an instance of traveling by air, flying was still an exciting adventure for him |
maiden flight | the first flight of its kind, the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in |
terrain flight low level flight | flight at very low altitudes |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
prisoner's base | a children's game, two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base |
occupation business job line of work line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
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 |
linebacker line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage |
flight control | control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
line | acting in conformity, in line with, he got out of line, toe the line |
lateral line lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
flight feather pinion quill quill feather | any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird |
acoustic delay line sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
air base air station | a base for military aircraft |
airstrip flight strip landing strip strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
A-line | women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline, it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A |
army base | a large base of operations for an army |
artificial horizon gyro horizon flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
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 |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
bus line | an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system |