basalt
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(noun) the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene |
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bascule
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(noun) a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) |
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base
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(noun) installation from which a military force initiates operations |
Synonyms:
base of operations |
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(noun) lowest support of a structure |
Synonyms:
foot,
groundwork,
foundation,
fundament,
understructure,
substructure |
(noun) a place that the runner must touch before scoring |
Synonyms:
bag |
(noun) the bottom or lowest part |
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(noun) (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment |
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(noun) a lower limit |
Synonyms:
floor |
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
Synonyms:
groundwork,
foundation,
cornerstone,
basis,
fundament |
(noun) a support or foundation |
Synonyms:
stand,
pedestal |
(noun) a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) |
Synonyms:
nucleotide |
(noun) any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water |
Synonyms:
alkali |
(noun) the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed |
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(noun) the most important or necessary part of something |
Synonyms:
basis |
(noun) (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place |
Synonyms:
radix |
(noun) the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end |
Synonyms:
home |
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
Synonyms:
root,
stem,
theme,
radical,
root word |
(noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area |
Synonyms:
infrastructure |
(noun) the principal ingredient of a mixture |
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(noun) a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit |
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(noun) (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector |
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baseball
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(noun) a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs |
Synonyms:
ball,
baseball game |
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(noun) a ball used in playing baseball |
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baseboard
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(noun) a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor |
Synonyms:
mopboard,
skirting board |
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baseline
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(noun) an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared |
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(noun) the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line |
Synonyms:
service line |
(noun) the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases |
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basement
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(noun) the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage |
Synonyms:
cellar |
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(noun) the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture |
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baseness
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(noun) unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values |
Synonyms:
despicability,
despicableness,
sordidness,
contemptibility |
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basenji
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(noun) small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark |
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bash
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(noun) a vigorous blow |
Synonyms:
belt,
knock,
smash,
bang |
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(noun) an uproarious party |
Synonyms:
brawl,
do |
bashfulness
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(noun) feeling embarrassed due to modesty |
Synonyms:
abashment |
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basic
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(noun) (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant |
Synonyms:
staple |
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basics
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(noun) a statement of fundamental facts or principles |
Synonyms:
rudiments |
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(noun) principles from which other truths can be derived |
Synonyms:
basic principle,
bedrock,
fundamental principle,
fundamentals |
basidiocarp
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(noun) the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells |
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basidiolichen
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(noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete |
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basidiomycete
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(noun) any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota |
Synonyms:
basidiomycetous fungi |
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basidiospore
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(noun) a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium |
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basidium
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(noun) a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes |
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basil
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(noun) any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum |
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(noun) leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried |
Synonyms:
sweet basil |
basileus
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(noun) a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire |
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basilica
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(noun) an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges |
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(noun) a Roman building used for public administration |
Synonyms:
Roman basilica |
basilisk
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(noun) (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance |
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(noun) ancient brass cannon |
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(noun) small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America |
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basin
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(noun) a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids |
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(noun) the quantity that a basin will hold |
Synonyms:
basinful |
(noun) a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it |
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(noun) the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet |
Synonyms:
river basin,
drainage area,
drainage basin,
watershed,
catchment area,
catchment basin |
(noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face |
Synonyms:
washbasin,
washbowl,
washstand,
lavatory |
basinet
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(noun) a medieval steel helmet |
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basinful
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(noun) the quantity that a basin will hold |
Synonyms:
basin |
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basis
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(noun) a relation that provides the foundation for something |
Synonyms:
ground,
footing |
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(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
Synonyms:
base,
groundwork,
foundation,
cornerstone,
fundament |
(noun) the most important or necessary part of something |
Synonyms:
base |
basket
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(noun) a container that is usually woven and has handles |
Synonyms:
handbasket |
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(noun) the quantity contained in a basket |
Synonyms:
basketful |
(noun) horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball |
Synonyms:
hoop,
basketball hoop |
(noun) a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop |
Synonyms:
field goal |
basketball
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(noun) a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop |
Synonyms:
hoops,
basketball game |
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(noun) an inflated ball used in playing basketball |
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basketeer
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(noun) an athlete who plays basketball |
Synonyms:
cager,
basketball player |
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basketful
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(noun) the quantity contained in a basket |
Synonyms:
basket |
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basketmaker
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(noun) someone skilled in weaving baskets |
Synonyms:
basketweaver |
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basketry
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(noun) the craft of basket making |
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basketweaver
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(noun) someone skilled in weaving baskets |
Synonyms:
basketmaker |
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basophil
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(noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains |
Synonyms:
basophile |
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basophile
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(noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains |
Synonyms:
basophil |
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basophilia
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(noun) the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes |
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bass
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(noun) the lowest part of the musical range |
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(noun) the lowest part in polyphonic music |
Synonyms:
bass part |
(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice |
Synonyms:
basso |
(noun) the lowest adult male singing voice |
Synonyms:
basso,
bass voice |
(noun) the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments |
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(noun) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae |
Synonyms:
sea bass |
(noun) any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) |
Synonyms:
freshwater bass |
(noun) nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes |
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bassarisk
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(noun) raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings |
Synonyms:
raccoon fox,
ring-tailed cat,
ringtail,
miner's cat,
cacomistle,
cacomixle,
civet cat,
coon cat,
Bassariscus astutus |
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basset
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(noun) smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears |
Synonyms:
basset hound |
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bassine
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(noun) coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms |
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bassinet
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(noun) a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed |
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(noun) a perambulator that resembles a bassinet |
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bassist
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(noun) a musician who play the bass viol |
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basso
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(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice |
Synonyms:
bass |
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(noun) the lowest adult male singing voice |
Synonyms:
bass,
bass voice |
bassoon
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(noun) a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family |
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bassoonist
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(noun) a musician who plays the bassoon |
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basswood
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(noun) soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork |
Synonyms:
linden |
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(noun) any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber |
Synonyms:
lime,
lime tree,
linden,
linden tree |
bast
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(noun) strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants |
Synonyms:
bast fiber |
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(noun) (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes |
Synonyms:
phloem |
bastard
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(noun) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous |
Synonyms:
prick,
shit,
asshole,
mother fucker,
motherfucker,
dickhead,
whoreson,
SOB,
son of a bitch,
cocksucker |
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(noun) the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
Synonyms:
illegitimate,
illegitimate child,
whoreson,
by-blow,
love child |
(noun) derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin |
Synonyms:
mongrel |
bastardisation
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(noun) an act that debases or corrupts |
Synonyms:
bastardization |
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bastardization
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(noun) declaring or rendering bastard |
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(noun) an act that debases or corrupts |
Synonyms:
bastardisation |
bastardy
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(noun) the status of being born to parents who were not married |
Synonyms:
bar sinister,
illegitimacy |
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baste
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(noun) a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
Synonyms:
basting,
tacking,
basting stitch |
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baster
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(noun) a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy |
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(noun) a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches |
Synonyms:
tacker |
(noun) a tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat |
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bastille
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(noun) a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) |
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bastinado
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(noun) a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet |
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(noun) a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels |
Synonyms:
falanga |
basting
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(noun) a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
Synonyms:
tacking,
baste,
basting stitch |
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(noun) moistening a roast as it is cooking |
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bastion
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(noun) a group that defends a principle |
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(noun) a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle |
Synonyms:
citadel |
(noun) projecting part of a rampart or other fortification |
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bastnaesite
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(noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements |
Synonyms:
bastnasite |
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bastnasite
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(noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements |
Synonyms:
bastnaesite |
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basuco
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(noun) low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and cannabis |
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