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.