base

[beɪs]

Definition:
1. Lowest support of a structure.
2. The bottom or lowest part.
3. An idea, a fact, a situation, etc. from which something is developed.

Use 'base' in a sentence:

• 1. The boss covers all bases when he sets up a job.
• 2. The post will give him a powerful political base from which to challenge the Kremlin.
• 3. Being there gave me a chance to touch base with three friends whom I had not seen for a year.
• 4. Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford's traditional customer base.
• 5. The town is an ideal base for touring the area.
• 6. A business can only be built and expanded on a sound financial base.
• 7. Jones broke into a military base on a dare.
• 8. About 1,200 personnel will remain behind to take care of the air base.
• 9. He tried to steal second base but was out.
• 10. He based his conclusions on the evidence given by the captured prisoners.
• 11. Your grade will be based on four papers and a final exam.
• 12. The lamp has a heavy base.
• 13. The pots are wide at the base and tapered at the top.
• 14. Oils may be mixed with a base oil and massaged into the skin.
• 15. He welcomed the reinstatement of the 10 percent bank base rate.
• 16. The novel is based on his travels in India.
• 17. Drain off any excess marinade and use it as a base for a pouring sauce.
• 18. Am I wrong? Am I way off base? Because I want you to set me straight if you think I'm wrong.
• 19. He was determined to give his family a secure and solid base.
• 20. On many modern wooden boats, epoxy coatings will have been used as a base for varnishing.
• 21. The first runner to reach second base in the game was John Flaherty.
• 22. Milan was Mr. Craxi's home town and his power base.
• 23. He has managed to touch all the bases necessary, and trade goes on.
• 24. The army was cut off from its base.
• 25. There was no strong organizational base on which to build.
• 26. The two hotel-restaurants are attractive bases from which to explore southeast Tuscany.
• 27. Los Angeles was still my financial base. I was still doing business there.
• 28. Spoon the mixture on to the biscuit base and cook in a preheated oven.
• 29. She used her family's history as a base for her novel.
• 30. He was then taken by minibus to the military base.
• 31. The refugees are being lodged at an old army base.
• 32. The mattress is best on a solid bed base.
• 33. Gunfire was heard at an army base close to the airport.
• 34. Love has the power to overcome the baser emotions.
• 35. The company has been expanding its customer base using trade magazine advertising.
• 36. He's gone AWOL from his base.
• 37. Our relationship was based on mutual dependence.
• 38. What are you basing this theory on?
• 39. The images were captured by TV crews filming outside the base.
• 40. Their foreign policy is based on the principle that 'might is right'.
• 41. If that's what you think, you're way off base.
• 42. The transmitters will send a signal automatically to a local base station.
• 43. They decided to base the new company in York.
• 44. The decision was based upon two considerations.
• 45. His fan base is mostly middle-aged ladies.
• 46. The mattress and base are normally bought as a set.
• 47. He acted from base motives.
• 48. The novel is supposedly based on a true story.
• 49. The novel is based on a true story.
• 50. Her assessment is based on the proposition that power corrupts.
• 51. We need to appeal to a wider customer base.
• 52. The family base was crucial to my development.
• 53. The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia.
• 54. The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.
• 55. After the attack, they returned to base.
• 56. All employees at the submarine base require security clearance.
• 57. The report is based on figures from six different European cities.
• 58. His arguments have a sound economic base.
• 59. These policies have a broad base of support.
• 60. He didn't make it past first base.
• 61. The book is based on personal experience.
• 62. This research is based on anecdote not fact.
• 63. The newspaper story is based on hard facts.
• 64. The story is based on fact.
• 65. Her views are based on years of engagement with the problems of the inner city.