base in Hindi हिन्दी
base in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
base in Marathi मराठी
base in Tamil தமிழ்
base in Urdu اُردُو
base in English
- base⇄adj. 1. selfish and cowardly; morally low or mean.
Ex. To betray a friend is a base action.
2. having little value when compared with something else; inferior.
Ex. Iron and steel are base metals but gold and silver are precious metals. - base⇄adj. 1. that forms a base.
Ex. a base color.
2. that serves as a base.
Ex. a base camp, a base price. - base⇄adv. basely.
- base⇄base (1), noun, verb, based,basing,adjective.
- base⇄base (2), adjective, baser,basest,noun.
- base⇄expr. load the bases, (in baseball) to put runners on all three bases.
Ex. With the bases loaded a home run could have saved the team from defeat. - base⇄expr. off base,
a. (U.S. Informal.) incorrect; wrong.
Ex. His criticism is off base.
b. (in military use) out of bounds.
Ex. The soldier was arrested for being off base after the curfew. - base⇄expr. touch base with, (U.S. Informal.) to have communication with; contact.
Ex. [He] quickly outraged White House staffers by choosing his top assistants without touching base with the President (Time). - base⇄noun baseness.
- base⇄noun the lowest male voice; bass.
- base⇄noun 1. the part on which anything stands or rests; underlying support; bottom.
Ex. This big machine rests on a wide steel base. We camped at the base of the mountain.
2. (Figurative.) the thing or part on which something depends; basis; fou - base⇄v.t. 1. to set up and keep going; establish; found.
Ex. His large business was based on good service. The movie ... claims to be based on classical legends (New Yorker).
2. to make or form a base or foundation for.
Ex. The builders bas