ALL meanings of bases
ba·ses
B b - noun bases Bases is the plural of base. 3
- noun bases Bases is the plural of basis. 3
- abbreviation BASES base1 3
- abbreviation BASES basis 3
- noun bases a technique for establishing the distance between any two points, or the relative position of two or more points, by using such points as vertices of a triangle or series of triangles, such that each triangle has a side of known or measurable length (base or base line) that permits the size of the angles of the triangle and the length of its other two sides to be established by observations taken either upon or from the two ends of the base line. 1
- noun bases the triangles thus formed and measured. 1
- adjective bases morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly. 1
- adjective bases of little or no value; worthless: hastily composed of base materials. 1
- adjective bases debased or counterfeit: an attempt to eliminate the base coinage. 1
- adjective bases characteristic of or befitting an inferior person or thing. 1
- adjective bases of illegitimate birth. 1
- adjective bases not classical or refined: base language. 1
- adjective bases Old English Law. held by tenure less than freehold in return for a service viewed as somewhat demeaning to the tenant. 1
- adjective bases Archaic. of humble origin or station. of small height. low in place, position, or degree: base servitude. 1
- adjective bases Obsolete. deep or grave in sound; bass: the base tones of a piano. 1
- verb with object bases to make or form a base or foundation for. 1
- verb with object bases to establish, as a fact or conclusion (usually followed by on or upon): He based his assumption of her guilt on the fact that she had no alibi. 1
- verb with object bases to place or establish on a base or basis; ground; found (usually followed by on or upon): Our plan is based on a rising economy. 1
- verb with object bases to station, place, or situate (usually followed by at or on): He is based at Fort Benning. The squadron is based on a carrier. 1
- verb without object bases to have a basis; be based (usually followed by on or upon): Fluctuating prices usually base on a fickle public's demand. 1
- verb without object bases to have or maintain a base: I believe they had based on Greenland at one time. 1
- idioms bases get to first base. first base (def 2). 1
- idioms bases off base, Baseball. not touching a base: The pitcher caught him off base and, after a quick throw, he was put out by the second baseman. Informal. badly mistaken: The police were way off base when they tried to accuse her of the theft. 1
- idioms bases on base, Baseball. having reached a base or bases: Two men are on base. 1
- idioms bases touch base with, to make contact with: They've touched base with every political group on campus. 1
- noun plural bases the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests. 1
- noun plural bases anything upon which something is based; fundamental principle; groundwork. 1
- noun plural bases the principal constituent; fundamental ingredient. 1
- noun plural bases a basic fact, amount, standard, etc., used in making computations, reaching conclusions, or the like: The nurse is paid on an hourly basis. He was chosen on the basis of his college grades. 1
- noun plural bases Mathematics. a set of linearly independent elements of a given vector space having the property that every element of the space can be written as a linear combination of the elements of the set. 1
- noun bases Plural form of base. 1
- verb bases third-person singular simple present indicative form of base. 0