Definition of "base" []

• The lowest or bottom part: the base of a cliff; the base of a lamp. (noun)
• Biology The part of a plant or animal organ that is nearest to its point of attachment. (noun)
• Biology The point of attachment of such an organ. (noun)
• A supporting part or layer; a foundation: a skyscraper built on a base of solid rock. (noun)
• A basic or underlying element; infrastructure: the nation's industrial base. (noun)

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• "_ _The base is right_; 'tis the _base knave that jars_."
• "# Add autocompletion to cs function function _cs_scandir local base ext base = $1 ext = $2 if [- d $base]; then for d in ` ls $base `; do if [- d $base/$d]; then dirs = "$dirs $ext$d/" fi local cur dirs"