base
part of speech
noun (a base, bases); verb (base, bases, based, basing); adjective (base, rare: base metals)
meaning for a pupil
1) The base of something is its bottom part or the part it stands on. tree →
2) A base is a main place where people live or work from, like a camp or army base, or the safe spot in a game. tree →
3) In maths, the base of a shape is the side or face it sits on. tree →
4) In maths, a number system has a base, like base ten. tree →
5) In science, a base is a chemical that is the opposite of an acid, like soap or baking soda. tree →
6) In baseball and rounders, a base is one of the places a runner must reach. tree →
7) To base something on another thing means to use it as the starting point, like a film based on a book. tree →
8) Base can also describe something low, mean or dishonourable, such as a base act. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The laver and its base are anointed and made holy together with the vessels. Solomon's Temple had ten bases for ten lavers. Eli's sons are called base men because they did not know the LORD. Interpretation: The base is read as part of the sacred vessel and not just a support. The tradition reads the "base men" as people who misused holy things and so lost respect for God. In the primary lessons: In maths: the base of a triangle or prism; area of a triangle = half × base × height; base ten (ones, tens, hundreds); in 10 squared, 10 is the base. In science: acids and bases, the pH scale (bases are above 7). In games like tag, «base» is the safe place. In stories: «based on a true story». Phrases: «at the base of», «base camp», «based on», «touch base» (get in contact), «off base» (wrong).
examples
- And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it. (Torah EXO.40.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base; (Torah EXO.31.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof. (Torah EXO.30.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases; (Prophets 1KI.7.43, JPS 1917) tree →
- Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? (Writings JOB.34.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.2.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- The lamp has a heavy base so it won't fall over. tree →
- We had a picnic at the base of the mountain. tree →
- Measure the base and the height of the triangle. tree →
- Our number system is base ten. tree →
- Soap is a base, and lemon juice is an acid. tree →
- She ran to second base. tree →
- In tag, you are safe when you are on base. tree →
- The film is based on a book by Roald Dahl. tree →
- The explorers set up a base camp. tree →
- "My husband," answered the wife, "beware, I pray, of your doing anything so base! tree →
note
Homophone: «bass» (a low sound or guitar, said the same) — but «bass» the fish is said «bas». Plural «bases» (said BAY-siz) is also the plural of «basis». In area problems, the base and height must be at right angles to each other.
In the corpora
- and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.
- and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base;
- the brazen altar, and its grating of brass, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base;
- And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.
- Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not the LORD.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «base» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.