| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fundamental part |
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authority, backbone, basis, chief constituent, core, essence, essential, evidence, foundation, fundamental, groundwork, heart, important part, infrastructure, key, origin, primary element, principal, principle, root, source, underpinning |
| Concept: | Base. |
| Category: | 2. LINEAR DIMENSIONS |
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-nouns
base, basement; plinth, dado, wainscot; baseboard, mopboard; bedrock, hardpan [U.S.]; foundation (support); substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck; footing, ground work, basis; hold, bilge., bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root; centerboard.
-adjectives
bottom, undermost, nethermost; fundamental; founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.
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