Found 5 items, similar to basing.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: base
dasar
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: base
alas, asas, basis, bidai, cendala, dasar, hina, jelek, kaki, mendasarkan, mengasaskan, pangkal, pangkalan, pengalas, sila
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: bas
bass
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: base
base
adj 1: serving as or forming a base;
“the painter applied a base
coat followed by two finishing coats” [syn:
basal]
2: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior
metal;
“base coins of aluminum”;
“a base metal”
3: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);
“baseborn wretches with dirty faces”;
“of humble (or
lowly) birth” [syn:
baseborn,
humble,
lowly]
4: not adhering to ethical or moral principles;
“base and
unpatriotic motives”;
“a base, degrading way of life”;
“cheating is dishonorable”;
“they considered colonialism
immoral”;
“unethical practices in handling public funds”
[syn:
dishonorable,
dishonourable,
immoral,
unethical]
5: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;
“that liberal obedience without which your army would be a
base rabble”- Edmund Burke;
“taking a mean advantage”;
“chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort”- Shakespeare;
“something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in
politics” [syn:
mean,
meanspirited]
6: illegitimate [syn:
baseborn]
7: debased; not genuine;
“an attempt to eliminate the base
coinage”
[also:
bases (pl)]
base
n 1: any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning
litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and
water;
“bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals
and ammonia” [syn:
alkali]
2: installation from which a military force initiates
operations;
“the attack wiped out our forward bases” [syn:
base of operations]
3: lowest support of a structure;
“it was built on a base of
solid rock”;
“he stood at the foot of the tower” [syn:
foundation,
fundament,
foot,
groundwork,
substructure,
understructure]
4: place that runner must touch before scoring;
“he scrambled
to get back to the bag” [syn:
bag]
5: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent
to one in the next higher counting place;
“10 is the radix
of the decimal system” [syn:
radix]
6: the bottom or lowest part;
“the base of the mountain”
7: (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of
attachment;
“the base of the skull”
8: a lower limit;
“the government established a wage floor”
[syn:
floor]
9: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or
developed or calculated or explained;
“the whole argument
rested on a basis of conjecture” [syn:
basis,
foundation,
fundament,
groundwork,
cornerstone]
10: a support or foundation;
“the base of the lamp” [syn:
pedestal,
stand]
11: the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the
altitude can be constructed;
“the base of the triangle”
12: the most important or necessary part of something;
“the
basis of this drink is orange juice” [syn:
basis]
13: the place where you are stationed and from which missions
start and end [syn:
home]
14: an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses
money and logistical support and training to a wide
variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in
more than 50 countries [syn:
al-Qaeda,
Qaeda,
al-Qa'ida,
al-Qaida]
15: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are
removed;
“thematic vowels are part of the stem” [syn:
root,
root word,
stem,
theme,
radical]
16: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed
for the functioning of a country or area;
“the industrial
base of Japan” [syn:
infrastructure]
17: the principal ingredient of a mixture;
“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”
18: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit;
“a tub
should sit on its own base”
19: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the
emitter from the collector
[also:
bases (pl)]
base
v 1: use as a basis for; found on;
“base a claim on some
observation” [syn:
establish,
ground,
found]
2: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
[syn:
free-base]
3: assign to a station [syn:
station,
post,
send,
place]
[also:
bases (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Basing
Base
\Base\ (b[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Based (b[=a]sd); p.
pr. & vb. n.
Basing.] [From
Base, n.]
To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to
found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]