bases

[ bey-seez ]

/ ˈbeɪ siz /

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noun

plural of basis.

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bases²

[ bey-siz ]

/ ˈbeɪ sɪz /

noun

plural of base¹.

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How to use bases in a sentence

The drug is a nucleoside analog — an artificial RNA building block that can mimic the bases cytosine and uracil.
Merck’s COVID-19 pill may soon be here. How well will it work?|Tina Hesman Saey|December 2, 2021|Science News
Completing some of those missions will grant Master Chief control of Forward Operating Bases, which seem key to advancing the story and offering new perks.
343 shows first Halo Infinite campaign footage in over a year|Kyle Orland|October 25, 2021|Ars Technica
Most female peshmerga fighters were tasked with staffing checkpoints and guarding bases alongside their male counterparts.
Embedding With the Women Who Are Kicking ISIS Ass|Susannah George|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. is relying more these days on bases outside the country.
Drone ‘Shortage’ Hampers ISIS War|Dave Majumdar|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

During the last war in Iraq, the American military had a string of air bases from which to launch drone flights.
Drone ‘Shortage’ Hampers ISIS War|Dave Majumdar|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The violence continues, but on a scale diminished since when American bases and outposts dotted the province.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soldiers rotated out of the valley from other bases in the Pech for a weekend of relief from the fighting before being sent back.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And everybody, or nearly everybody, bases on these obvious facts a series of entirely erroneous conclusions.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Two of the chimneys have tunnels carved through the bases, and cedar trees appear to grow out of the rock.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
It is easy to perceive that firm-set rock cliffs, with no beaches at their bases, can almost indefinitely withstand the assaults.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The narrow door into the corridor is also seen, and the stucco capitals and bases of the columns.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The walls were formerly lined with marble, and had semi-detached marble pillars, the bases of which still remain.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

British Dictionary definitions for bases (1 of 2)

bases¹

/ (ˈbeɪsiːz) /

noun

the plural of basis

British Dictionary definitions for bases (2 of 2)

bases²

/ (ˈbeɪsɪz) /

noun

the plural of base 1

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