basal metabolic rate

the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state ;

basal metabolism

the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state ;

basal placentation

where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary ;

basal temperature

body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything ;

basal vein

a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein ;

basalt

the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene ;

bascule

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) ;

base

a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" ; place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag" ; (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector ; installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" ; a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base" ; the principal ingredient of a mixture; "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" ; lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" ; the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" ; the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" ; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" ; a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" ; 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 ; the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end ; (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull" ; the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain" ; (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system" ; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" ; the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed; "the base of the triangle" ; any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia" ;

base hit

(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely ;

base metal

a metal that is common and not considered precious; "lead, iron, copper, tin, and zinc are base metals" ;

base of operations

installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" ;

base on balls

(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" ;

base pair

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

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

base runner

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

baseball

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" ; a ball used in playing baseball ;

baseball bat

an implement used in baseball by the batter ;

baseball cap

a cap with a bill ;

baseball card

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

baseball clinic

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

baseball club

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

a coach of baseball players ;

baseball diamond

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

baseball equipment

equipment used in playing baseball ;

baseball field

the baseball playing field ;

baseball game

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" ;

baseball glove

the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball ;

baseball league

a league of baseball teams ;

baseball manager

a coach of baseball players ;

baseball mitt

the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball ;

baseball play

(baseball) a play executed by a baseball team ;

baseball player

an athlete who plays baseball ;

baseball score

the score of a baseball game ;

baseball season

the season when baseball is played ;

baseball swing

in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" ;

baseball team

a team that plays baseball ;

baseboard

a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor ;

basel

a city in northwestern Switzerland ;

baseline

the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases ; the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line ; an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget" ;

basement

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage ; the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture ;