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  1. noun
    a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
  2. adjective
    of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
    "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
  3. verb
    use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

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  4. noun
    lowest support of a structure
    "it was built on a base of solid rock"
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  5. noun
    a support or foundation
    "the base of the lamp"

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  6. noun
    the most important or necessary part of something

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  7. noun
    a place that the runner must touch before scoring

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  8. adjective
    illegitimate

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  9. noun
    (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place

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  10. noun
    a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

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  11. noun
    a lower limit

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  12. adjective
    serving as or forming a base
    "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"

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  13. noun
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
  14. noun
    (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  15. noun
    the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

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  16. noun
    the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
    "the industrial base of Japan"

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  17. adjective
    having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
    "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"
  18. noun
    any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
    "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"

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  19. adjective
    not adhering to ethical or moral principles
    "base and unpatriotic motives" "a base, degrading way of life"

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  20. noun
    installation from which a military force initiates operations
    "the attack wiped out our forward bases"

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  21. verb
    use as a basis for; found on
    "base a claim on some observation"

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  22. noun
    a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
    "a tub should sit on its own base"
  23. noun
    (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
    "the base of the skull"
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  24. adjective
    debased; not genuine
    "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"

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  25. noun
    (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
  26. verb
    situate as a center of operations
    "we will base this project in the new lab"
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  27. noun
    the bottom or lowest part
    "the base of the mountain"
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  28. noun
    the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
    "the base of the triangle"
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  29. noun
    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"
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  30. adjective
    (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
    "base coins of aluminum" "a base metal"

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