| basal
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(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) of or being the essential or basic part |
Synonyms:
primary,
elemental,
elementary |
| (adjective) serving as or forming a base |
Synonyms:
base |
| 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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| basaltic
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(adjective) of or relating to or containing basalt |
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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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| (verb) use as a basis for; found on |
Synonyms:
ground,
establish,
found |
| (verb) situate as a center of operations |
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| (verb) use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes |
Synonyms:
free-base |
| (adjective) serving as or forming a base |
Synonyms:
basal |
| (adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |
Synonyms:
humble,
baseborn,
lowly |
| (adjective) (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal |
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| (adjective) not adhering to ethical or moral principles |
Synonyms:
immoral |
| (adjective) having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality |
Synonyms:
mean,
meanspirited |
| (adjective) illegitimate |
Synonyms:
baseborn |
| (adjective) debased; not genuine |
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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
|
(noun) a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor |
Synonyms:
mopboard,
skirting board |
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| baseborn
|
(adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |
Synonyms:
humble,
base,
lowly |
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| (adjective) illegitimate |
Synonyms:
base |
| based
|
(adjective) having a base |
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| (adjective) having a base of operations (often used as a combining form) |
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| baseless
|
(adjective) without a basis in reason or fact |
Synonyms:
unfounded,
unwarranted,
idle,
groundless,
wild |
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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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| basely
|
(adverb) in a despicable, ignoble manner |
Synonyms:
meanly,
scurvily |
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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
|
(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 |
| (verb) hit hard |
Synonyms:
bop,
whap,
whop,
sock,
bonk |
| bashful
|
(adjective) self-consciously timid |
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| (adjective) disposed to avoid notice |
Synonyms:
blate |
| 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
|
(noun) (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant |
Synonyms:
staple |
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| (adjective) pertaining to or constituting a base or basis |
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| (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 |
| (adjective) of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base |
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| basically
|
(adverb) in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature |
Synonyms:
essentially,
fundamentally |
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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 |
| basidial
|
(adjective) relating to or characterized by basidia |
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| 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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| basidiomycetous
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(adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes |
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| basidiospore
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(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) 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 |
| 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) 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 |
| basilican
|
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a basilica |
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| basilisk
|
(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 |
| 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) 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 |
| basiscopic
|
(adjective) facing or on the side toward the base |
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| bask
|
(verb) derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in |
Synonyms:
enjoy,
relish,
savor,
savour |
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| (verb) be exposed |
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| basket
|
(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
|
(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
|
(noun) an athlete who plays basketball |
Synonyms:
cager,
basketball player |
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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
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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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| (adjective) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range |
Synonyms:
deep |
| bassarisk
|
(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
|
(verb) appear at the surface |
Synonyms:
crop out |
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| (noun) smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears |
Synonyms:
basset hound |
| 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 |
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| bassist
|
(noun) a musician who play the bass viol |
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| basso
|
(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
|
(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) 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
|
(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
|
(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 |
| (adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance |
Synonyms:
phoney,
phony,
bogus,
fake |
| bastardisation
|
(noun) an act that debases or corrupts |
Synonyms:
bastardization |
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| bastardise
|
(verb) change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms |
Synonyms:
bastardize |
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| (verb) declare a child to be illegitimate |
Synonyms:
bastardize |
| bastardised
|
(adjective) deriving from more than one source or style |
Synonyms:
bastardized |
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| bastardization
|
(noun) declaring or rendering bastard |
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| (noun) an act that debases or corrupts |
Synonyms:
bastardisation |
| bastardize
|
(verb) change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms |
Synonyms:
bastardise |
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| (verb) declare a child to be illegitimate |
Synonyms:
bastardise |
| bastardized
|
(adjective) deriving from more than one source or style |
Synonyms:
bastardised |
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| bastardly
|
(adjective) born out of wedlock |
Synonyms:
misbegot,
misbegotten,
spurious |
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| (adjective) of no value or worth |
Synonyms:
mean |
| bastardy
|
(noun) the status of being born to parents who were not married |
Synonyms:
bar sinister,
illegitimacy |
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| baste
|
(verb) cover with liquid before cooking |
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| (verb) strike violently and repeatedly |
Synonyms:
batter,
clobber |
| (verb) sew together loosely, with large stitches |
Synonyms:
tack |
| (noun) a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
Synonyms:
basting,
tacking,
basting stitch |
| baster
|
(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
|
(noun) a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) |
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| bastinado
|
(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 |
| (verb) beat somebody on the soles of the feet |
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| basting
|
(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
|
(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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| 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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