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base
Noun
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Something's base is its lower part; the solid part that touches the floor or touches the earth and keeps the other parts of the thing up.
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Something's base is its most important part.
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A base is a building for military personnel and material.
base
Adjective
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Rude, unfair, or unkind.
The people who make those sex videos are really base.
base
Verb
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When something or someone is based in a place, they do most of their work in that place.
The airline is based in Toronto, but flies all over the world.
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If you base x on y, you build or make x on, using, or to be like y.
The movie is based on the book.
scheme
Noun
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A scheme is a plan, sometimes a bad or dishonest one.
The new training scheme will be targeted at recent graduates.
Employees still participate in the company's pension scheme during the duration of their break.
The management had various schemes to control the workers.
The color scheme for the bedroom is blue and white.