| slovo | definícia |
bass
(mass) | bass
- basový |
bass
(encz) | bass,bas |
bass
(encz) | bass,basa n: Zdeněk Brož |
bass
(encz) | bass,basový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bass
(encz) | bass,kontrabas n: Zdeněk Brož |
bass
(encz) | bass,okoun n: Zdeněk Brož |
bass
(gcide) | Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus
thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and
W. bas shallow. Cf. Bass a part in music.]
1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.
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2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] "A
peasant and base swain." --Bacon.
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4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]
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Why bastard? wherefore base? --Shak.
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5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
silver, the precious metals.
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6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
bullion.
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7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
fellow; base motives; base occupations. "A cruel act of a
base and a cowardish mind." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
"Base ingratitude." --Milton.
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8. Not classical or correct. "Base Latin." --Fuller.
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9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In
this sense, commonly written bass.]
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10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,
one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.
Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a
base tenant.
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Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4.
Base metal. See under Metal.
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Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
sordid; degraded.
Usage: Base, Vile, Mean. These words, as expressing
moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base
marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is
valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our
abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is
opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy
is vile; undue compliances are mean.
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bass
(gcide) | Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."
--Prescott.
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2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
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4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
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6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
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7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
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8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
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9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written bass.]
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The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
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12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
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14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to
another more central organ.
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15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
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16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
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17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
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19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
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21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."
--Marston.
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22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
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To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
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23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
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24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, {prison
base}, or bars. "To run the country base." --Shak.
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25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
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Altern base. See under Altern.
Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic.
Base course. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
foundation course.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
Base line.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]
1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called
whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making
mats. See Bast.
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2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\ (b[=a]s), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]
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1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
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2. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
[Written also base.]
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Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\, a.
Deep or grave in tone.
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Bass clef (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of
the staff containing the bass part of a musical
composition. [See Illust. under Clef.]
Bass voice, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for
singing bass.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\ (b[.a]s), n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses
(b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zool.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus,
Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Note: The common European bass is Labrax lupus. American
species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus);
white or silver bass of the lakes (Roccus chrysops);
brass or yellow bass (Roccus interruptus).
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2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
Micropterus). See Black bass.
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3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See
Sea bass.
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4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci[ae]na ocellata).
See Redfish.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
Calico bass, under Calico.
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Bass
(gcide) | Bass \Bass\, v. t.
To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.
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bass
(wn) | bass
adj 1: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a
deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone
voice"; "a bass clarinet" [syn: bass, deep]
n 1: the lowest part of the musical range
2: the lowest part in polyphonic music [syn: bass, {bass
part}]
3: an adult male singer with the lowest voice [syn: bass,
basso]
4: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
[syn: sea bass, bass]
5: any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh
(especially of the genus Micropterus) [syn: {freshwater
bass}, bass]
6: the lowest adult male singing voice [syn: bass, {bass
voice}, basso]
7: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical
instruments
8: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and
freshwater spiny-finned fishes |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
bass drum
(mass) | bass drum
- bubon |
basswood
(mass) | basswood
- lipa |
ambassador
(encz) | ambassador,velvyslanec n: ambassador,velvyslankyně n: |
ambassadorial
(encz) | ambassadorial,velvyslanecký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ambassadors
(encz) | ambassadors,velvyslanci n: pl. |
ambassadress
(encz) | ambassadress,velvyslankyně n: |
bass clef
(encz) | bass clef,basový klíč Zdeněk Brož |
bass drum
(encz) | bass drum,buben n: velký luke |
bass viol
(encz) | bass viol,viola da gamba n: luke |
basses
(encz) | basses,basy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
basset
(encz) | basset,baset Zdeněk Brožbasset,jezevčík n: Zdeněk Brož |
basset hound
(encz) | basset hound,baset Zdeněk Brož |
bassett
(encz) | Bassett,Bassett n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
bassinet
(encz) | bassinet,kočárek n: Zdeněk Brož |
bassist
(encz) | bassist,basista n: Zdeněk Brož |
basso
(encz) | basso,bas n: Zdeněk Brožbasso,basista n: Zdeněk Brož |
bassoon
(encz) | bassoon,fagot n: Zdeněk Brož |
bassoonist
(encz) | bassoonist,fagotista n: Zdeněk Brož |
basswood
(encz) | basswood,lípa n: Zdeněk Brož |
channel bass
(encz) | channel bass, n: |
contrabass
(encz) | contrabass,kontrabas n: Zdeněk Brož |
contrabassoon
(encz) | contrabassoon, n: |
double bass
(encz) | double bass,kontrabas n: Zdeněk Brož |
double bassoon
(encz) | double bassoon, n: |
double-bass
(encz) | double-bass, adj: |
drum and bass
(encz) | drum and bass,drum and bass n: [hud.] hudební styl xkomczax |
dumbass
(encz) | dumbass,hlupák n: [vulg.] [amer.] [slang.] Amy Nicky |
embassador
(encz) | embassador,velvyslanec n: Zdeněk Brož |
embassies
(encz) | embassies,velvyslanectví pl. Zdeněk Brož |
embassy
(encz) | embassy,ambasáda n: embassy,velvyslanectví n: embassy,vyslanectví Zdeněk Brož |
figured bass
(encz) | figured bass, n: |
flooding bassin
(encz) | flooding bassin,výtopová nádrž [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
freshwater bass
(encz) | freshwater bass, n: |
ground bass
(encz) | ground bass, n: |
largemouth bass
(encz) | largemouth bass, n: |
largemouth black bass
(encz) | largemouth black bass, n: |
largemouthed bass
(encz) | largemouthed bass, n: |
largemouthed black bass
(encz) | largemouthed black bass, n: |
rock bass
(encz) | rock bass, n: |
rock sea bass
(encz) | rock sea bass, n: |
sea bass
(encz) | sea bass, n: |
smallmouth bass
(encz) | smallmouth bass, n: |
smallmouth black bass
(encz) | smallmouth black bass, n: |
smallmouthed bass
(encz) | smallmouthed bass, n: |
smallmouthed black bass
(encz) | smallmouthed black bass, n: |
spotted black bass
(encz) | spotted black bass, n: |
stone bass
(encz) | stone bass, n: |
string bass
(encz) | string bass, n: |
striped bass
(encz) | striped bass, n: |
subassembly
(encz) | subassembly,podsestava n: [tech.] Jiří Dadák |
subassy
(encz) | subassy,podsestava n: [tech.] = subassembly Jiří Dadák |
subfamily bassariscidae
(encz) | subfamily Bassariscidae, n: |
thorough bass
(encz) | thorough bass, n: |
washtub bass
(encz) | washtub bass,škopková basa n: [hud.] folkový hudební nástroj, který jako
ozvučné těleso používá kovový škopek, slangově také "gutbucket" web |
white basswood
(encz) | white basswood, n: |
yellow bass
(encz) | yellow bass, n: |
bassett
(czen) | Bassett,Bassettn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
drum and bass
(czen) | drum and bass,drum and bassn: [hud.] hudební styl xkomczax |
dumbass of the year
(czen) | Dumbass Of the Year,DOY[zkr.] |
Abassi
(gcide) | Abassi \A*bas"si\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]), Abassis \A*bas"sis\
([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]s), n. [Ar. & Per. ab[=a]s[imac], belonging
to Abas (a king of Persia).]
A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
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Abassis
(gcide) | Abassi \A*bas"si\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]), Abassis \A*bas"sis\
([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]s), n. [Ar. & Per. ab[=a]s[imac], belonging
to Abas (a king of Persia).]
A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
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Ambassade
(gcide) | Ambassade \Am"bas*sade\, Embassade \Em"bas*sade\, n. [F.
ambassade. See Embassy.]
1. The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.] --Carew.
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2. An embassy. [Obs.] --Strype.
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Ambassador
(gcide) | Ambassador \Am*bas"sa*dor\, Embassador \Em*bas"sa*dor\, n. [See
Embassador.]
1. A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to
represent there his sovereign or country.
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Note: Ambassadors are either ordinary [or resident] or
extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or
unusual occasion or errand. --Abbott.
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2. An official messenger and representative.
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Ambassadorial
(gcide) | Ambassadorial \Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to an ambassador. --H. Walpole.
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Ambassadorship
(gcide) | Ambassadorship \Am*bas`sa*dor*ship\, n.
The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.
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Ambassadress
(gcide) | Ambassadress \Am*bas"sa*dress\, n.
A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.
--Prescott.
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Ambassage
(gcide) | Ambassage \Am"bas*sage\ ([a^]m"bas*s[asl]j), n.
Same as Embassage. [Obs. or R.] --Luke xiv. 32.
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Ambassy
(gcide) | Ambassy \Am"bas*sy\ ([a^]m"bas*s[y^]), n.
See Embassy, the usual spelling. --Helps.
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babassu
(gcide) | babassu \babassu\ n.
1. a tall feather palm of northern Brazil ({Orbignya
barbosiana}) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable
oil () with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil ()
and a kind of vegetable ivory.
Syn: babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata,
Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana.
[WordNet 1.5] babbiting |
Bass
(gcide) | Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus
thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and
W. bas shallow. Cf. Bass a part in music.]
1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.
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2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] "A
peasant and base swain." --Bacon.
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4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]
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Why bastard? wherefore base? --Shak.
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5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
silver, the precious metals.
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6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
bullion.
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7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
fellow; base motives; base occupations. "A cruel act of a
base and a cowardish mind." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
"Base ingratitude." --Milton.
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8. Not classical or correct. "Base Latin." --Fuller.
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9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In
this sense, commonly written bass.]
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10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,
one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.
Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a
base tenant.
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Base fee, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
now, a qualified fee. See note under Fee, n., 4.
Base metal. See under Metal.
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Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
sordid; degraded.
Usage: Base, Vile, Mean. These words, as expressing
moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base
marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is
valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our
abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is
opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy
is vile; undue compliances are mean.
[1913 Webster]Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. Basis, and see Come.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."
--Prescott.
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2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
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4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
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5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
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6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
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7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
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8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
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9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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11. [See Base low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written bass.]
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The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
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12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
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14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to
another more central organ.
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15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
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16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
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17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.
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18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
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19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
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20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
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21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."
--Marston.
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22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
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To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
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23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
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24. A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, {prison
base}, or bars. "To run the country base." --Shak.
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25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
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Altern base. See under Altern.
Attic base. (Arch.) See under Attic.
Base course. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
foundation course.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
Base hit (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
Base line.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
Base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
Base ring (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]
1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called
whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making
mats. See Bast.
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2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\ (b[=a]s), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]
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1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
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2. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
[Written also base.]
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Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, a.
Deep or grave in tone.
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Bass clef (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of
the staff containing the bass part of a musical
composition. [See Illust. under Clef.]
Bass voice, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for
singing bass.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\ (b[.a]s), n.; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses
(b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zool.)
1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus,
Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
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Note: The common European bass is Labrax lupus. American
species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus);
white or silver bass of the lakes (Roccus chrysops);
brass or yellow bass (Roccus interruptus).
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2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
Micropterus). See Black bass.
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3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See
Sea bass.
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4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sci[ae]na ocellata).
See Redfish.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
Calico bass, under Calico.
[1913 Webster]Bass \Bass\, v. t.
To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.
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