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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

base pair
noun one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA

base rate
noun the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks

base runner
noun a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

base-forming
adjective yielding a base in aqueous solution

baseball
noun a ball used in playing baseball

baseball bat
lumber noun an implement used in baseball by the batter

baseball cap
jockey cap noun a cap with a bill

baseball card
noun a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record

baseball clinic
noun a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; `a summer baseball clinic for promising young players`

baseball club
ball club noun a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; `each club played six home games with teams in its own division`

baseball coach
baseball manager noun a coach of baseball players

baseball diamond
diamond noun the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate

baseball equipment
noun equipment used in playing baseball

baseball glove
glove 1 baseball mitt noun the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

baseball league
noun a league of baseball teams

baseball play
noun (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team

baseball score
noun the score of a baseball game

baseball season
noun the season when baseball is played

baseball swing
noun in baseball; a batter`s attempt to hit a pitched ball; `he took a vicious cut at the ball`

baseball team
noun a team that plays baseball

baseboard
mopboard noun a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor

based
founded adjective having a basis; often used as combining terms; `a soundly based argument`; `a computer-based system`; `well-founded suspicions`

based on
adjective being founded on; `criticisms based on ignorance`

Basel
Basle noun a city in northwestern Switzerland

baseless
groundless adjective without a basis in reason or fact; `baseless gossip`; `the allegations proved groundless`; `idle fears`; `unfounded suspicions`; `unwarranted jealousy`

baseline
noun the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases

basement
cellar noun the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

baseness
sordidness noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

basenji
noun small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark

bash
brawl noun an uproarious party

bashful
blate adjective disposed to avoid notice; `they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren`t bashful about letting anybody know it`; (`blate` is a Scottish term for bashful)

basic
canonic adjective reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; `a basic story line`; `a canonical syllable pattern`

basic
adjective serving as a base or starting point; `a basic course in Russian`; `basic training for raw recruits`; `a set of basic tools`; `an introductory art course`

basic assumption
constatation noun an assumption that is basic to an argument

basic cognitive process
noun cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

basic dye
noun dye in which the chromophore are part of a positive ion

Basic English
noun a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards

basic iron
noun pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus

basic point defense missile system
noun a shipboard missile system

basic training
noun the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline

basically
fundamentally adverb at bottom or by one`s (or its) very nature; `He is basically dishonest`; `the argument was essentially a technical one`; `for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person`

basics
rudiments noun a statement of fundamental facts or principles

basidial
adjective relating to or characterized by basidia

basidiocarp
noun the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells

basidiolichen
noun a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete

basidiomycete
basidiomycetous fungi noun any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota

Basidiomycetes
class Basidiomycetes noun large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota

basidiomycetous
adjective pertaining to or characteristic of fungi of the class Basidiomycetes

Basidiomycota
subdivision Basidiomycota noun comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi

basidiospore
noun a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium

basidiosporous
adjective of or relating to or characterized by spores produced by basidia

basidium
noun a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes

basifixed
adjective attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks)

basil
sweet basil noun leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried

basil balm
noun perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls

basil mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum noun perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised

basil thyme
basil balm 2 mother of thyme noun fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America

basilar
basilary adjective of or relating to or located at the base; `the basilar membrane of the cochlea`

basilar artery
arteria basilaris noun an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear

basilar membrane
noun a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti

basileus
noun a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire

basilic vein
vena basilica noun a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein

basilica
noun a Roman building used for public administration

basilican
adjective of or relating to or resembling a basilica

Basilicata
Lucania noun a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot`)

Basiliscus
genus Basiliscus noun a reptile genus of Iguanidae

basilisk
noun ancient brass cannon

basin
noun a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; `she mixed the dough in a large basin`

basinal
adjective of or relating to a basin; `basinal deposits`

basined
adjective enclosed in a basin

basinet
noun a medieval steel helmet

basipetal
adjective of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base

basis
base noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; `the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture`

basis
noun the most important or necessary part of something; `the basis of this drink is orange juice`

basiscopic
adjective facing or on the side toward the base

basivertebral vein
vena basivertebralis noun one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus

bask
verb be exposed; `The seals were basking in the sun`

basket
noun a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop

basket
noun horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

basket fern
Nephrolepis pectinata noun tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil

basket flower
noun annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets

basket hilt
noun a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand

Basket Maker
noun early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets

basket oak
cow oak noun medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats

basket star
basket fish noun any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc

basket weave
noun a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket

basket-shaped
adjective shaped like a basket

basketball
noun an inflated ball used in playing basketball

basketball backboard
noun a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; `he banked the shot off the backboard`

basketball clinic
noun a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction

basketball coach
noun a coach of basketball players

basketball court
noun the court on which basketball is played

basketball equipment
noun sports equipment used in playing basketball

basketball hoop
noun horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

basketball league
noun a league of basketball teams

basketball play
noun a play executed by a basketball team

basketball player
basketeer noun an athlete who plays basketball

basketball score
noun the score in a basketball game

basketball season
noun the season when basketball is played

basketball shot
noun throwing the basketball toward the hoop; `his shot hit the rim and bounced out`