basal | (adjective) especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem | Synonyms: radical |
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(adjective) serving as or forming a base | Synonyms: base |
(adjective) of or being the essential or basic part | Synonyms: elemental, elementary, primary |
basalt | (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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basaltic | (adjective) of or relating to or containing basalt | - |
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bascule | (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 | (adjective) serving as or forming a base | Synonyms: basal |
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(adjective) debased; not genuine | - |
(adjective) having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | Synonyms: mean, meanspirited |
(adjective) illegitimate | Synonyms: baseborn |
(adjective) (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal | - |
(adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | Synonyms: baseborn, humble, lowly |
(adjective) not adhering to ethical or moral principles | Synonyms: immoral |
(noun) a support or foundation | Synonyms: pedestal, stand |
(noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure |
(noun) a place that the runner must touch before scoring | Synonyms: bag |
(noun) (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector | - |
(noun) installation from which a military force initiates operations | Synonyms: base of operations |
(noun) a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit | - |
(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 | - |
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork |
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | Synonyms: radical, root, root word, stem, theme |
(noun) a lower limit | Synonyms: floor |
(noun) (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment | - |
(noun) the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end | Synonyms: home |
(noun) the bottom or lowest part | - |
(noun) (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place | Synonyms: radix |
(noun) the most important or necessary part of something | Synonyms: basis |
(noun) the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed | - |
(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) a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) | Synonyms: nucleotide |
(verb) use as a basis for; found on | Synonyms: establish, found, ground |
(verb) use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes | Synonyms: free-base |
(verb) situate as a center of operations | - |
baseball | (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 | - |
baseboard | (noun) a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor | Synonyms: mopboard, skirting board |
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baseborn | (adjective) illegitimate | Synonyms: base |
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(adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | Synonyms: base, humble, lowly |
based | (adjective) having a base of operations (often used as a combining form) | - |
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(adjective) having a base | - |
baseless | (adjective) without a basis in reason or fact | Synonyms: groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild |
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baseline | (noun) the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases | - |
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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) an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared | - |
basely | (adverb) in a despicable, ignoble manner | Synonyms: meanly, scurvily |
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basement | (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 | - |
baseness | (noun) unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values | Synonyms: contemptibility, despicability, despicableness, sordidness |
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basenji | (noun) small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark | - |
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bash | (noun) a vigorous blow | Synonyms: bang, belt, knock, smash |
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(noun) an uproarious party | Synonyms: brawl, do |
(verb) hit hard | Synonyms: bonk, bop, sock, whap, whop |
bashful | (adjective) disposed to avoid notice | Synonyms: blate |
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(adjective) self-consciously timid | - |
bashfully | (adverb) in a shy or timid or bashful manner | Synonyms: shyly, timidly |
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bashfulness | (noun) feeling embarrassed due to modesty | Synonyms: abashment |
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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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bask | (verb) be exposed | - |
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(verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | Synonyms: enjoy, relish, savor, savour |
basket | (noun) a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop | Synonyms: field goal |
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(noun) a container that is usually woven and has handles | Synonyms: handbasket |
(noun) horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball | Synonyms: basketball hoop, hoop |
(noun) the quantity contained in a basket | Synonyms: basketful |
basketball | (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: basketball game, hoops |
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(noun) an inflated ball used in playing basketball | - |
basketeer | (noun) an athlete who plays basketball | Synonyms: basketball player, cager |
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basketful | (noun) the quantity contained in a basket | Synonyms: basket |
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basketmaker | (noun) someone skilled in weaving baskets | Synonyms: basketweaver |
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basketry | (noun) the craft of basket making | - |
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basketweaver | (noun) someone skilled in weaving baskets | Synonyms: basketmaker |
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basophil | (noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | Synonyms: basophile |
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basophile | (noun) a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains | Synonyms: basophil |
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basophilia | (noun) the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes | - |
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basophilic | (adjective) staining readily with basic dyes | - |
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bass | (adjective) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range | Synonyms: deep |
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(noun) the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments | - |
(noun) the lowest part of the musical range | - |
(noun) the lowest adult male singing voice | Synonyms: bass voice, basso |
(noun) the lowest part in polyphonic music | Synonyms: bass part |
(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice | Synonyms: basso |
(noun) nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes | - |
(noun) any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) | Synonyms: freshwater bass |
(noun) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae | Synonyms: sea bass |
bassarisk | (noun) raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings | Synonyms: Bassariscus astutus, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail |
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basset | (noun) smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears | Synonyms: basset hound |
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(verb) appear at the surface | Synonyms: crop out |
bassine | (noun) coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms | - |
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bassinet | (noun) a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed | - |
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(noun) a perambulator that resembles a bassinet | - |
bassist | (noun) a musician who play the bass viol | - |
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basso | (noun) the lowest adult male singing voice | Synonyms: bass, bass voice |
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(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice | Synonyms: bass |
bassoon | (noun) a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family | - |
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bassoonist | (noun) a musician who plays the bassoon | - |
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basswood | (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 |
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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 |
bast | (noun) (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes | Synonyms: phloem |
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(noun) strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants | Synonyms: bast fiber |
bastard | (adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | Synonyms: bogus, fake, phoney, phony |
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(noun) derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin | Synonyms: mongrel |
(noun) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | Synonyms: asshole, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, shit, SOB, son of a bitch, whoreson |
(noun) the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents | Synonyms: by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson |
bastardisation | (noun) an act that debases or corrupts | Synonyms: bastardization |
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bastardise | (verb) declare a child to be illegitimate | Synonyms: bastardize |
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(verb) change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms | Synonyms: bastardize |
bastardised | (adjective) deriving from more than one source or style | Synonyms: bastardized |
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bastardization | (noun) an act that debases or corrupts | Synonyms: bastardisation |
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(noun) declaring or rendering bastard | - |
bastardize | (verb) declare a child to be illegitimate | Synonyms: bastardise |
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(verb) change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms | Synonyms: bastardise |
bastardized | (adjective) deriving from more than one source or style | Synonyms: bastardised |
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bastardly | (adjective) of no value or worth | Synonyms: mean |
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(adjective) born out of wedlock | Synonyms: misbegot, misbegotten, spurious |
bastardy | (noun) the status of being born to parents who were not married | Synonyms: bar sinister, illegitimacy |
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baste | (noun) a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together | Synonyms: basting, basting stitch, tacking |
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(verb) cover with liquid before cooking | - |
(verb) sew together loosely, with large stitches | Synonyms: tack |
(verb) strike violently and repeatedly | Synonyms: batter, clobber |
baster | (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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(noun) a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches | Synonyms: tacker |
(noun) a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy | - |
bastille | (noun) a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) | - |
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bastinado | (noun) a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels | Synonyms: falanga |
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(noun) a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet | - |
(verb) beat somebody on the soles of the feet | - |
basting | (noun) moistening a roast as it is cooking | - |
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(noun) a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together | Synonyms: baste, basting stitch, tacking |
bastion | (noun) projecting part of a rampart or other fortification | - |
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(noun) a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle | Synonyms: citadel |
(noun) a group that defends a principle | - |
bastioned | (adjective) secured with bastions or fortifications | Synonyms: fortified |
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bastnaesite | (noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements | Synonyms: bastnasite |
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bastnasite | (noun) a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements | Synonyms: bastnaesite |
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basuco | (noun) low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and cannabis | - |
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