adjective

1. (linguistics) Not having the acute accent on the final syllable of a word, especially with reference to Greek grammar

noun

1. Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
2. The starting point of a logical deduction or thought.
3. A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
4. The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
5. (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
6. A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek
7. (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
8. (baseball) One of the three places that a runner can stand in safety.
9. (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
10. (botany) The end of a leaf,petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
11. (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a transistor.
12. (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
13. (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.

The logarithm to 2 of 8 is 3.

1. (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.

adjective (baser, basest)
base (more base, most base)

1. low
2. inferior
3. immoral
4. common