Meaning & use
base
The lowest part or foundation of something that supports it, or a place from which operations are organized.
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Workers poured concrete for the base of the new bridge before winter arrived.
The research team used the remote cabin as a base for their week of fieldwork.
A note on using this word
In chemistry, a base is also a substance that reacts with an acid to form a salt, opposite in nature to an acid.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Morally low, dishonorable, or lacking in decency or good qualities.
He was accused of base motives when he abandoned his partners for a quick profit.
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