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base v. [
establish, ground, found] use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
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base n. [
base of operations] installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
. wn #3
base n. [
foundation, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure] lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
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base n. [
bag] a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
. wn #5
base n. the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
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