Word Meanings - BASE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs. Shak. 2. Low in place or position. Shak. 3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. "A

Additional info about word: BASE

short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. 1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs. Shak. 2. Low in place or position. Shak. 3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. "A pleasant and base swain." Bacon. 4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. Why bastard wherefore base Shak. 5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals. 6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion. 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 . "Base ingratitude." Milton. 8. Not classical or correct. "Base Latin." Fuller.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of BASE)

• Carnal
• Fleshly
• sensual
• selfindulgent
• licentious
• animal
• coarse
• base
• worldly
• impure
• libidinous
• secular
• Found
• Establish
• institute
• fix
• set
• build
• set up
• endow
• rest
• ground
• plant
• root
• Foundation
• Institution
• establishment
• footing
• basis
• origin
• groundwork
• rudiments
• substratum
• Ignoble
• Moun
• dishonorable
• humble
• plebian
• lowly
• Low
• Abated
• sunk
• depressed
• stunted
• declining
• deep
• subsided
• inaudible
• cheap
• gentle
• dejected
• degraded
• mean
• abject
• unworthy
• feeble
• moderate
• frugal
• reprieved
• subdued
• reduced
• poor

Related words: (words related to BASE)

• DEJECTION
  1. A casting down; depression. Hallywell. 2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self. Adoration implies submission and dejection. Bp. Pearson. 3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy. What besides,
• CARNALIST
  A sensualist. Burton.
• WORLDLY
  1. Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions. "I thus neglecting worldly ends." Shak. Many years it hath continued, standing by no other worldly mean but that one only hand which erected it. Hooker. 2. Pertaining
• DEJECTORY
  1. Having power, or tending, to cast down. 2. Promoting evacuations by stool. Ferrand.
• ANIMALIZATION
  1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties. 2. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation. Owen.
• DECLINATION
  The angular distance of any object from the celestial equator, either northward or southward. (more info) 1. The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head. 2. The act or state of falling off or declining
• CARNAL-MINDEDNESS
  Grossness of mind.
• GROUNDWORK
  That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
• ABATVOIX
  The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.
• ANIMALCULISM
  The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules.
• GROUNDEN
  p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
• FOUNDATION
  The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution,
• FOUNDER
  One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
• CHEAPLY
  At a small price; at a low value; in a common or inferior manner.
• ABJECT
  1. Cast down; low-lying. From the safe shore their floating carcasses And broken chariot wheels; so thick bestrown Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood. Milton. 2. Sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile;
• ANIMALITY
  Animal existence or nature. Locke.
• FOOTMARK
  A footprint; a track or vestige. Coleridge.
• REDUCEMENT
  Reduction. Milton.
• COARSE
  was anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude, rough, gross, e. 1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts
• FRUGALNESS
  , n. Quality of being frugal; frugality.
• DISPLANTATION
  The act of displanting; removal; displacement. Sir W. Raleigh.
• SUPPLANT
  heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the sole of the foot, also, 1. To trip up. "Supplanted, down he fell." Milton. 2. To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the
• GOOSEFOOT
  A genus of herbs mostly annual weeds; pigweed.
• MISGROUND
  To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
• CONFOUNDED
  1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
• SURFOOT
  Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed. Nares.
• SALTFOOT
  A large saltcellar formerly placed near the center of the table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.
• UNDERGROUND INSURANCE
  Wildcat insurance.
• ABORIGINALLY
  Primarily.
• PLAYGROUND
  A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.