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nouna 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
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"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"adjectiveof low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
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verbuse (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
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"it was built on a base of solid rock"nounlowest support of a structuretype of:part of:
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noun(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
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nouna phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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"the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"adjectiveserving as or forming a base
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nounthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
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"the industrial base of Japan"nounthe stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
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"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"adjectivehaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
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"bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"nounany of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
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"base and unpatriotic motives" "a base, degrading way of life"adjectivenot adhering to ethical or moral principles
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"the attack wiped out our forward bases"nouninstallation from which a military force initiates operations
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"base a claim on some observation"verbuse as a basis for; found on
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"a tub should sit on its own base"nouna flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
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"the base of the skull"noun(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachmenttype of:
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"an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"adjectivedebased; not genuine
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noun(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collectortype of:
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"we will base this project in the new lab"verbsituate as a center of operations
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"the base of the mountain"nounthe bottom or lowest part
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"the base of the triangle"nounthe bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructedtype of:
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"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"nounthe principal ingredient of a mixturetype of:
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"base coins of aluminum" "a base metal"adjective(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
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- wrong based on or acting or judging in error
- supposed based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- fabulous based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
- logical based on known statements or events or conditions
- racist based on racial intolerance
- legitimate based on known statements or events or conditions
- technological based in scientific and industrial progress
- mythical based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
- arbitrary based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
- hypothetical based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence