Base
noun
The bottom part of a thing, the part on which it rests or is supported.
The base of the vase is very flat.
Often appears as...
- base of a tree
- base of a building
noun
A place where an activity or an organization operates from, such as a military installation from where operations are coordinated.
The police base their operations in the city centre.
Often appears as...
- military base
- base camp
noun
The main ingredient in a dish, mixture or solution, to which other things are added.
The base of this soup is chicken stock.
Often appears as...
- base ingredient
- soup base
Usage tips
Culinary
verb
If you base something on facts or ideas, that means you use them as a starting point or foundation.
The movie is based on a true story.
Often appears as...
- base on facts
- base on ideas
noun
In mathematics, the number used as the repeated multiplying factor in a system of exponential notations.
In the number 2^4, 2 is the base.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In chemistry, a substance that can accept protons or donate pairs of electrons.
Sodium hydroxide is an example of a base.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In baseball, one of the four corners of the infield which the runner must reach in order to score.
He stole second base.
Often appears as...
- first base
- home base
noun
The bottom part of a thing, the part on which it rests or is supported.
The base of the vase is very flat.
Often appears as...
- base of a tree
- base of a building
noun
A place where an activity or an organization operates from, such as a military installation from where operations are coordinated.
The police base their operations in the city centre.
Often appears as...
- military base
- base camp
noun
The main ingredient in a dish, mixture or solution, to which other things are added.
The base of this soup is chicken stock.
Often appears as...
- base ingredient
- soup base
Usage tips
Culinary
verb
If you base something on facts or ideas, that means you use them as a starting point or foundation.
The movie is based on a true story.
Often appears as...
- base on facts
- base on ideas
noun
In mathematics, the number used as the repeated multiplying factor in a system of exponential notations.
In the number 2^4, 2 is the base.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In chemistry, a substance that can accept protons or donate pairs of electrons.
Sodium hydroxide is an example of a base.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In baseball, one of the four corners of the infield which the runner must reach in order to score.
He stole second base.
Often appears as...
- first base
- home base
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Pro Tip 1/2Literal Foundation
Used to describe the physical base that supports objects or structures.
The tower's base was made of solid rock.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent the starting point or fundamental principle of an idea.
Respect is the base of a healthy relationship.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Foundation
Used to describe the physical base that supports objects or structures.
The tower's base was made of solid rock.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent the starting point or fundamental principle of an idea.
Respect is the base of a healthy relationship.
Pro Tip 1/2Literal Foundation
Used to describe the physical base that supports objects or structures.
The tower's base was made of solid rock.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to represent the starting point or fundamental principle of an idea.
Respect is the base of a healthy relationship.
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Filming Antarctica's...
dies that your lips are all numb and you can't really talk so i'm kind of like helping them out with their kids and they're taking their kids off and i can see in their eyes something exciting and happen their control came back to them as briana cole and i was like bronical and so that night you know we could have like skiddooed back to the to the base so you have having had a day
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What game theory teaches...
values are so what's been happening in the world is we've been evaluating all of the things that have been going on by ignoring our values because we don't realize we're in an infinite contest and we only look at our interests so we think about what should we do in Syria and we make a very very good decision based on Syria our interest in Syria we
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Part 2: Israel Defense...
daily life on the base to somebody who's not the soldier what's the difference they have much more free time than me they go to parties and people and study and I can do it only on my weekends somebody's telling you what to do sometime and sometimes you might not want to do if we need to do it because
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Why do we love? A...
Buddha proposed that we love because we are trying to satisfy our base desires. Yet, our passionate cravings are defects, and attachments, even romantic love, are a great source of suffering. Luckily, Buddha discovered the eight-fold path, a sort of program for extinguishing the fires of desire
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The benefits of good...
to behind your hip, to the front of your knee, to a few inches in front of your ankle. This keeps your center of gravity directly over your base of support, which allows you to move efficiently with the least amount of fatigue and muscle strain. If you're sitting, your neck should be vertical,
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The language of lying —...
are qualitatively different from those based on real experiences. This suggests that creating a false story about a personal topic takes work and results in a different pattern of language use. A technology known as linguistic text analysis has helped to identify four such common patterns
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Debunking the myths of...
OCD sufferers report feeling crazy for experiencing anxiety based on irrational thoughts and finding it difficult to control their responses. So what exactly causes OCD? The frustrating answer is we don't really know. However, we have some important clues.
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
And doing that, I think, is the answer to the future because it's not about scaling a new solution; it's about creating a movement in education in which people develop their own solutions, but with external support based on a personalized curriculum.
Video examples
Why the metric system...
are now being replaced with standards based on universal constants, like the speed of light. Consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it's hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they've been.
Video examples
The philosophy of...
focuses on changing the self-defeating attitudes people form about their life circumstances. There's also Viktor Frankl's logotherapy. Informed by Frankl's own time as a concentration camp prisoner, logotherapy is based on the Stoic principle
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
dies that your lips are all numb and you can't really talk so i'm kind of like helping them out with their kids and they're taking their kids off and i can see in their eyes something exciting and happen their control came back to them as briana cole and i was like bronical and so that night you know we could have like skiddooed back to the to the base so you have having had a day
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
values are so what's been happening in the world is we've been evaluating all of the things that have been going on by ignoring our values because we don't realize we're in an infinite contest and we only look at our interests so we think about what should we do in Syria and we make a very very good decision based on Syria our interest in Syria we
Video examples
Part 2: Israel Defense...
daily life on the base to somebody who's not the soldier what's the difference they have much more free time than me they go to parties and people and study and I can do it only on my weekends somebody's telling you what to do sometime and sometimes you might not want to do if we need to do it because
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
Buddha proposed that we love because we are trying to satisfy our base desires. Yet, our passionate cravings are defects, and attachments, even romantic love, are a great source of suffering. Luckily, Buddha discovered the eight-fold path, a sort of program for extinguishing the fires of desire
Video examples
The benefits of good...
to behind your hip, to the front of your knee, to a few inches in front of your ankle. This keeps your center of gravity directly over your base of support, which allows you to move efficiently with the least amount of fatigue and muscle strain. If you're sitting, your neck should be vertical,
Video examples
The language of lying —...
are qualitatively different from those based on real experiences. This suggests that creating a false story about a personal topic takes work and results in a different pattern of language use. A technology known as linguistic text analysis has helped to identify four such common patterns
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
OCD sufferers report feeling crazy for experiencing anxiety based on irrational thoughts and finding it difficult to control their responses. So what exactly causes OCD? The frustrating answer is we don't really know. However, we have some important clues.
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
And doing that, I think, is the answer to the future because it's not about scaling a new solution; it's about creating a movement in education in which people develop their own solutions, but with external support based on a personalized curriculum.
Video examples
Why the metric system...
are now being replaced with standards based on universal constants, like the speed of light. Consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it's hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they've been.
Video examples
The philosophy of...
focuses on changing the self-defeating attitudes people form about their life circumstances. There's also Viktor Frankl's logotherapy. Informed by Frankl's own time as a concentration camp prisoner, logotherapy is based on the Stoic principle
Example 1 of 10
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
I pay a lot of tax, and I feel, one of the reasons I stay and pay why I'm not based in Monaco... I think my country helped me.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I am so tired of fear. And I don't want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear.
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Pele
Brazilian Athlete
Edson is the person that supports Pele. Edson is the base. Pele just comes and adds the face.
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James Russell Lowell
American Poet
In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.
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Felix Baumgartner
Austrian Athlete
I base jumped off one of the highest buildings in the world.
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Fahadh Faasil
Indian Actor
I've always wanted to do a role based on a real-life person.
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Stevie Wonder
American Musician
You can't base your life on other people's expectations.
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Jamie Oliver
British Chef
My life is really so much based in England.
Quote examples
Bill Gates
American Businessman
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.
Quote examples
J. K. Rowling
English Author
I pay a lot of tax, and I feel, one of the reasons I stay and pay why I'm not based in Monaco... I think my country helped me.
Quote examples
Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
I am so tired of fear. And I don't want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear.
Quote examples
Pele
Brazilian Athlete
Edson is the person that supports Pele. Edson is the base. Pele just comes and adds the face.
Quote examples
James Russell Lowell
American Poet
In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.
Quote examples
Felix Baumgartner
Austrian Athlete
I base jumped off one of the highest buildings in the world.
Quote examples
Fahadh Faasil
Indian Actor
I've always wanted to do a role based on a real-life person.
Quote examples
Stevie Wonder
American Musician
You can't base your life on other people's expectations.
Quote examples
Jamie Oliver
British Chef
My life is really so much based in England.
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