Base - Meaning in Hindi

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base - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of Base in English

base adjective

1. (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

   Synonyms

   base, base

   क्षारक

   Examples

   • "a base metal"
   • "base coins of aluminum"
2. not adhering to ethical or moral principles

   Synonyms

   base, base, immoral

   घटिया, ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "a base, degrading way of life"
   • "base and unpatriotic motives"
   • "cheating is dishonorable"
   • "they considered colonialism immoral"
   • "unethical practices in handling public funds"
3. serving as or forming a base

   Synonyms

   basal, base, base

   Example

   • "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

   Synonyms

   base, base, baseborn, humble, humble, lowly

   Examples

   • "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
   • "of humble (or lowly) birth"
5. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

   Synonyms

   base, base, mean, meanspirited

   Examples

   • "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"
   • "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
   • "taking a mean advantage"
   • "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"
6. illegitimate

   Synonyms

   base, base, baseborn

7. debased; not genuine

   Synonyms

   base, base

   Example

   • "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage"

Base noun

1. 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

   Synonyms

   Qaeda, Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, al-Qaida, al-Qaida

base noun

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

   Synonyms

   base, base, radix

   Example

   • "10 is the radix of the decimal system"
2. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

   Synonyms

   base, base, nucleotide

3. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

   Synonyms

   alkali, base, base

   Example

   • "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"
4. the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed

   Synonyms

   base, base

   Example

   • "the base of the triangle"
5. the most important or necessary part of something

   Synonyms

   base, base, basis

   Example

   • "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
6. a support or foundation

   Synonyms

   base, base, pedestal, stand

   Example

   • "the base of the lamp"
7. the bottom or lowest part

   Synonyms

   base, base

   Example

   • "the base of the mountain"
8. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment

   Synonyms

   base, base

   Example

   • "the base of the skull"
9. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

   Synonyms

   base, base, home, home

10. a lower limit

    Synonyms

    base, base, floor

    Example

    • "the government established a wage floor"
11. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

    Synonyms

    base, base, radical, root word, root, root, stem, theme

    Example

    • "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
12. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

    Synonyms

    base, base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork

    Example

    • "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
13. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

    Synonyms

    base, base, infrastructure

    Example

    • "the industrial base of Japan"
14. lowest support of a structure

    Synonyms

    base, base, foot, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure

    Examples

    • "he stood at the foot of the tower"
    • "it was built on a base of solid rock"
15. the principal ingredient of a mixture

    Synonyms

    base, base

    Examples

    • "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
    • "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"
16. a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit

    Synonyms

    base, base

    Example

    • "a tub should sit on its own base"
17. installation from which a military force initiates operations

    Synonyms

    base of operations, base, base

    Example

    • "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
18. (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector

    Synonyms

    base, base

19. a place that the runner must touch before scoring

    Synonyms

    bag, bag, base, base

    Example

    • "he scrambled to get back to the bag"

base verb

1. use as a basis for; found on

   Synonyms

   base, base, establish, found, found, ground

   Example

   • "base a claim on some observation"
2. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

   Synonyms

   base, base, free-base

3. situate as a center of operations

   Synonyms

   base, base

   Example

   • "we will base this project in the new lab"

Synonyms of base

• pedestal, stand
• bag
• base of operations
• foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
• infrastructure
• basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork
• radical, root, root word, stem, theme
• floor
• al qaeda, al qaida, al-qa'ida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, qaeda
• home
• radix
• basis
• alkali
• nucleotide
• establish, found, ground
• free-base
• baseborn
• mean, meanspirited
• baseborn, humble, lowly
• basal
• immoral

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