byzantine
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highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Synonyms : convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous -
a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
Type Of : asian, asiatic -
of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
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of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
base
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a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
Synonyms : al-qa'ida, al-qaeda, al-qaida, al qaeda, al qaida, qaeda -
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
Synonyms : baseborn, humble, lowlyExamples :- baseborn wretches with dirty faces
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use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
Synonyms : free-baseType Of : drug, do drugs -
lowest support of a structure
Synonyms : foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructureType Of : supportExamples :- it was built on a base of solid rock
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a support or foundation
Synonyms : pedestal, standType Of : supportExamples :- the base of the lamp
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the most important or necessary part of something
Synonyms : basisType Of : part, component, component part, constituent, portion -
a place that the runner must touch before scoring
Synonyms : bagType Of : baseball equipment -
illegitimate
Synonyms : baseborn -
(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
Synonyms : radixType Of : number -
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Synonyms : nucleotideType Of : ester -
a lower limit
Synonyms : floorType Of : control -
serving as or forming a base
Synonyms : basalExamples :- the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Synonyms : basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundworkType Of : assumption, supposition, supposal -
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Synonyms : radical, root, root word, stem, themeType Of : signifier, descriptor, word form, form -
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
Synonyms : homeType Of : location -
the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
Synonyms : infrastructureType Of : store, fund, stockExamples :- the industrial base of Japan
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having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
Synonyms : mean, meanspiritedExamples :- that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
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any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
Synonyms : alkaliType Of : chemical compound, compoundExamples :- bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
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not adhering to ethical or moral principles
Synonyms : immoralExamples :- base and unpatriotic motives
- a base, degrading way of life
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
Synonyms : base of operationsType Of : military installationExamples :- the attack wiped out our forward bases
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use as a basis for; found on
Synonyms : establish, found, groundExamples :- base a claim on some observation
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a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
Type Of : bottom, underside, undersurfaceExamples :- a tub should sit on its own base
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(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
Type Of : bottomExamples :- the base of the skull
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debased; not genuine
Examples :- an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
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(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
Type Of : electrode -
situate as a center of operations
Type Of : situate, locateExamples :- we will base this project in the new lab
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the bottom or lowest part
Type Of : piece, partExamples :- the base of the mountain
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the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
Type Of : flankExamples :- the base of the triangle
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the principal ingredient of a mixture
Type Of : ingredientExamples :- glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments
- he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green
- everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base
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(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
Examples :- base coins of aluminum
- a base metal
besiege
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surround so as to force to give up
Synonyms : beleaguer, circumvent, hem in, surroundType Of : assail, attackExamples :- The Turks besieged Vienna
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cause to feel distressed or worried
Type Of : distressExamples :- She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
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harass, as with questions or requests
Type Of : importune, insistExamples :- The press photographers besieged the movie star
behoove
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be appropriate or necessary
Synonyms : behoveType Of : beExamples :- It behooves us to reflect on this matter
besmirch
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charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Synonyms : asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sullyType Of : charge, accuse -
smear so as to make dirty or stained
Synonyms : smirchType Of : smear
brusquely
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in a blunt direct manner
Synonyms : bluffly, bluntly, flat out, roundly
banish
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ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Synonyms : banType Of : expel, throw out, kick out -
expel, as if by official decree
Synonyms : bar, relegateType Of : expel, kick out, throw outExamples :- he was banished from his own country
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expel from a community or group
Synonyms : ban, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shunType Of : expel, throw out, kick out -
drive away
Type Of : drive out, chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, run off, turn backExamples :- banish bad thoughts
- banish gloom
buck
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resist
Synonyms : go againstType Of : oppose, reactExamples :- buck the trend
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move quickly and violently
Synonyms : charge, shoot, shoot down, tearType Of : hie, belt along, race, pelt along, bucket along, cannonball along, speed, step on it, rush, hotfoot, rush along, hasten -
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
Synonyms : clam, dollar, dollar bill, one dollar billType Of : government note, bank note, bank bill, bill, federal reserve note, banknote, banker's bill, greenback, note -
United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)
Synonyms : pearl buck, pearl sydenstricker buck -
a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
Synonyms : long horse, vaulting horseType Of : horse, gymnastic horse -
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
Synonyms : horse, sawbuck, sawhorseType Of : frame, framework -
jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
Synonyms : hitch, jerkType Of : moveExamples :- the yung filly bucked
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mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
Type Of : placental mammal, eutherian, placental, eutherian mammal -
to strive with determination
Type Of : endeavour, endeavor, striveExamples :- John is bucking for a promotion
badger
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annoy persistently
Synonyms : beleaguer, bug, pester, teaseType Of : torment, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag -
a native or resident of Wisconsin
Synonyms : wisconsiniteType Of : american -
persuade through constant efforts
Type Of : persuade -
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
Type Of : musteline, musteline mammal, mustelid
becoming
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according with custom or propriety
Synonyms : comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemlyExamples :- her becoming modesty
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displaying or setting off to best advantage
Examples :- a becoming new shade of rose
- a becoming portrait