meanspirited (noun) | base (noun) |
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installation from which a military force initiates operations | |
lowest support of a structure | |
a place that the runner must touch before scoring | |
the bottom or lowest part | |
(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment | |
a lower limit | |
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | |
a support or foundation | |
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) | |
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water | |
the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed | |
the most important or necessary part of something | |
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place | |
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end | |
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed | |
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area | |
the principal ingredient of a mixture | |
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit | |
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector |
meanspirited (adjective) | base (adjective) |
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lacking in magnanimity | serving as or forming a base |
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) |
(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal | |
not adhering to ethical or moral principles | |
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | |
illegitimate | |
debased; not genuine |
meanspirited (verb) | base (verb) |
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use as a basis for; found on | |
situate as a center of operations | |
use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes |