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locally
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adverb
by a particular locality
it was locally decided
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adverb
(= topically)
to a restricted area of the body
apply this medicine topically
finite
Adjective
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If something is finite, it has a limit. It doesn't keep going forever.
This problem has a finite number of correct answers.
There is a finite amount of energy in the universe.
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A finite clause is one that has a verb in present or past tense or is imperative or subjunctive.
Main clauses are always finite, but subordinate clauses can be finite or non-finite.
In the sentence "I want to go to the store", "I want" is a finite verb clause but "to go to the store" is not, because it doesn't say who is doing it: it is not limited to one subject.
In the sentence "I took the book that was on the table", "I took the book" is a finite verb clause and "that was on the table" is also a finite verb clause because it is limited to the subject "that".
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.