abasia | (noun) inability to walk | - |
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abasic | (adjective) of or relating to abasia (inability to walk) | Synonyms: abatic |
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basic | (adjective) pertaining to or constituting a base or basis | - |
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(adjective) of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base | - |
(adjective) reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality | Synonyms: canonic, canonical |
(adjective) serving as a base or starting point | Synonyms: introductory |
(noun) (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant | Synonyms: staple |
basically | (adverb) in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | Synonyms: essentially, fundamentally |
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basics | (noun) principles from which other truths can be derived | Synonyms: basic principle, bedrock, fundamental principle, fundamentals |
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(noun) a statement of fundamental facts or principles | Synonyms: rudiments |
basidial | (adjective) relating to or characterized by basidia | - |
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basidiocarp | (noun) the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells | - |
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basidiolichen | (noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete | - |
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basidiomycete | (noun) any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota | Synonyms: basidiomycetous fungi |
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basidiomycetous | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes | - |
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basidiospore | (noun) a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium | - |
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basidiosporous | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia | - |
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basidium | (noun) a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes | - |
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basifixed | (adjective) attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks) | - |
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basify | (verb) turn basic and less acidic | Synonyms: alkalify, alkalise, alkalize |
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basil | (noun) leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried | Synonyms: sweet basil |
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(noun) any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum | - |
basilar | (adjective) of or relating to or located at the base | Synonyms: basilary |
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basilary | (adjective) of or relating to or located at the base | Synonyms: basilar |
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basileus | (noun) a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire | - |
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basilica | (noun) a Roman building used for public administration | Synonyms: Roman 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 | - |
basilican | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a basilica | - |
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basilisk | (noun) small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America | - |
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(noun) ancient brass cannon | - |
(noun) (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance | - |
basin | (noun) a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids | - |
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(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: lavatory, washbasin, washbowl, washstand |
(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: catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed |
(noun) a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it | - |
(noun) the quantity that a basin will hold | Synonyms: basinful |
basinal | (adjective) of or relating to a basin | - |
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basined | (adjective) enclosed in a basin | - |
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basinet | (noun) a medieval steel helmet | - |
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basinful | (noun) the quantity that a basin will hold | Synonyms: basin |
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basipetal | (adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base | - |
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basis | (noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork |
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(noun) a relation that provides the foundation for something | Synonyms: footing, ground |
(noun) the most important or necessary part of something | Synonyms: base |
basiscopic | (adjective) facing or on the side toward the base | - |
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chabasite | (noun) a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum | Synonyms: chabazite |
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debasing | (adjective) used of conduct; characterized by dishonor | Synonyms: degrading |
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handbasin | (noun) a basin for washing the hands | Synonyms: lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl |
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hypobasidium | (noun) special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales | - |
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washbasin | (noun) a basin for washing the hands | Synonyms: handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbowl |
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(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: basin, lavatory, washbowl, washstand |