ETYM French base, Latin basis, from Greek basis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, from bainein to go, step, akin to Eng. come. Related to Basis, and see Come.
1. A support or foundation; SYN. pedestal, stand.
2. A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit.
3. The bottom or lowest part.
4. Place that runner must touch before scoring; SYN. bag.
5. The place where one is stationed and from which missions start and end; SYN. home.
6. The principal ingredient of a mixture. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin basis, Greek basis. Related to Base.
The fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; SYN. base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone.

Solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil.

ETYM French centre, from Latin centrum, from round which a circle is described, Greek kentron center.
(Alternate spelling: centre).
1. A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure; SYN. centre, midpoint.
2. An area that is approximately central within some larger region; SYN. centre, middle, heart, eye.
3. The object upon which interest and attention focuses; SYN. center of attention.
4. A building dedicated to a particular activity; SYN. centre.
5. A place where some particular activity is concentrated; SYN. centre.
6. A position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game.
7. (Basketball) The person who plays center.
8. The middle of a military or naval formation.
9. (Football) The position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play.
10. (Ice hockey) The position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game.
11. A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; SYN. centre, nerve center, nerve centre.
12. Politically moderate persons; centrists. + prikaži više

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for center.

ETYM French fondation, Latin fundatio. Related to Found to establish.
1. An institution supported by an endowment.
2. Lowest supporting part of a structure; SYN. base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure.
3. The basis on which something is grounded.

Training or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge.

1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by stones, masonry, or the like.
2. That by which a building is underpinned; the material and construction used for support.
3. Any manner of support, such as the foundation of an argument.

(Anatomy) The part of an organ nearest its point of attachment: