| basic
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(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
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(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
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(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
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(adjective) of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia |
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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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| basifixed
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(adjective) attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks) |
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| basify
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(verb) turn basic and less acidic |
Synonyms:
alkalify,
alkalise,
alkalize |
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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 |
| basilar
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(adjective) of or relating to or located at the base |
Synonyms:
basilary |
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| basilary
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(adjective) of or relating to or located at the base |
Synonyms:
basilar |
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| 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 |
| basilican
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(adjective) of or relating to or resembling a basilica |
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| 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 |
| basinal
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(adjective) of or relating to a basin |
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| basined
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(adjective) enclosed in a basin |
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| 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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| basipetal
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(adjective) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base |
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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 |
| basiscopic
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(adjective) facing or on the side toward the base |
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