base
∞
2.2
- noun
- /beɪs/
:
base
- I was born in Japan, at a military base in Okinawa.
- a military base
- home base
- base camp
Pease used to be an Air Force Base Stratcom.
- Pease used to be an Air Force Base Stratcom.
- Talk to anyone who's been to those bases or spill the beans.
- But back to his base that he's speaking to.
- So there's like, one of the staging bases back in the day.
- He can't enter the military base with a green West Bank ID.
Examples
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It's taking off from Nella's Air Force Base in Las Vegas.
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I remember coming across him at the base on the way home.
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Unit two to base, unit two to base, over.
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In the background, men are coming from all over the base to watch the plane land.
Fiction book (1990) -
We tried to get onto the base but had no luck.
Academic text (2011) -
Look, my dad dragged me from one Air Force base to another.
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General Ripper sealed off the base and cut off communications.
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About 200 miles away, at a small Coast Guard base on St. Paul Island, Alaska, a rescue team mobilized.
Academic text (2011) -
It looks like a military base, but nobody's been here for years.
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The soldiers reported back to their base after the successful mission.
Synonyms
∞
3.0
A place where someone is sent to do duty, for example in the military
111
3.0
The place where military leaders direct troops and give orders
102
4.9
The base where military people stay and start missions
42
3.4
A place at the start of a trip for climbing or hiking where people rest and keep supplies
41
6.8
A group of soldiers and the fort where they are based
36
3.4
The main office where an organization's leaders work and give orders
19
3.7
A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work
14
3.4
The main office where a company or group does its work
11
4.2
A place where people plan and start activities like a military camp or company office
4
4.2
A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area
4
3.5
A building where military leaders plan and control operations
Idioms
Compounds
42
3.4
A place at the start of a trip for climbing or hiking where people rest and keep supplies
- Specialized
18
4.2
The total value of income, goods, or sales a government can collect money from
11
4.2
A place where people plan and start activities like a military camp or company office
10
3.3
A hit that lets the batter reach base safely, not because of an error or fielder's choice
- US
8
3.0
A white square on the field at the third corner that a runner must touch to score
- Specialized
7
3.4
A collection of information about a subject that helps people or companies find answers
- Specialized
6
3.9
Two matching chemical parts in DNA or RNA that join the two strands, for example adenine with thymine
- Jargon
2
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
- Indian
A person who manages supplies and daily tasks at a base, like transport and housing
- Specialized
A metal made mostly of copper mixed with other metals like tin or zinc
- Specialized
A balance of acids and bases in the body that keeps it working
- Specialized
The amount of acids and bases in the body that keeps fluids at the right pH
- Specialized
A chemical that changes color to show if a liquid is acidic or basic
- Specialized
A metal made mainly of nickel that resists very high heat and chemical damage
- Baby Talk
A children's game where two teams try to tag players from the other team and bring them to their base
- Specialized
A water-based paint that stays flexible, lasts a long time and resists moisture
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Base originally comes from Greek basis, 'foundation' or 'place to stand', and it grew to mean a place where people stand or operate from. So a military or work base is the central place where people are located and work from.