base
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2.8
- noun
- /beɪs/
- You start with your greens as a base, and then you choose your focus flower.
- knowledge base
- evidence base
- research base
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Yes, we can play small shows and build our fan base.
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Training supports teachers in acquiring the necessary knowledge base and skills to teach a curriculum properly.
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I have to make sure that the base is correct.
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It's got a pretty good base salary, plus commission and...
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To some extent, policymakers make use of the research knowledge base when creating new policies.
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The current report extends the literature base on the use of program-wide PBIS in rural preschool settings.
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You start with your greens as a base, and then you choose your focus flower.
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Training supports teachers in acquiring the necessary knowledge base and skills to teach a curriculum properly.
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A curriculum that demonstrates promise has an initial evidentiary base suggesting that it improves student achievement.
Synonyms
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3.0
The main support, reason, or way that something happens
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3.2
The most important central part of something
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3.5
The basic ideas and facts that support a belief, plan, or system
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1.0
Important facts or skills you learn first in a subject
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3.5
A basic idea that people build other things on
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2.1
A part that helps make something happen or succeed, like trust in a team
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5.3
A very important idea or part that something depends on
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3.8
Work done first to make something possible
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4.2
An important idea or thing that other things depend on
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3.0
Basic ideas you learn first when studying a subject
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3.4
The main part that supports a system or group
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4.2
The basic principles that support a system, idea, or group
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3.5
The most important part of something, often in a recipe or plan
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5.0
A basic support or principle that something depends on
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9.4
A basic idea that something is built on
Idioms
Compounds
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3.4
A place at the start of a trip for climbing or hiking where people rest and keep supplies
- US
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3.0
A white square on the field at the third corner that a runner must touch to score
- Specialized
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4.2
The total value of income, goods, or sales a government can collect money from
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4.2
A place where people plan and start activities like a military camp or company office
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3.3
A hit that lets the batter reach base safely, not because of an error or fielder's choice
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11
3.4
A collection of information about a subject that helps people or companies find answers
- Specialized
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3.9
Two matching chemical parts in DNA or RNA that join the two strands, for example adenine with thymine
- Jargon
3
5.9
The number of a company's products that people use now, like devices or software
- Specialized
1
5.5
An advance to first base after a batter receives four pitches outside the strike zone
- Specialized
1
4.2
The amount of acids and bases in the body that keeps fluids at the right pH
- Baby Talk
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8.4
A children's game where two teams try to tag players from the other team and bring them to their base
- Specialized
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4.8
A balance of acids and bases in the body that keeps it working
- Specialized
1
4.2
A chemical that changes color to show if a liquid is acidic or basic
- Specialized
1
5.1
A metal made mostly of copper mixed with other metals like tin or zinc
- Specialized
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6.0
A metal made mainly of nickel that resists very high heat and chemical damage
- Indian
A person who manages supplies and daily tasks at a base, like transport and housing
- Specialized
A water-based paint that stays flexible, lasts a long time and resists moisture
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Etymology
Base comes from the Greek basis, meaning 'foundation', and you can think of a base as the main foundation of a dish, idea, or plan. That's why a 'base' is the main part or starting point of something.