The difference between Base and Dirty

When used as verbs, base means to give as its foundation or starting point, whereas dirty means to make (something) dirty.

When used as adjectives, base means low in height, whereas dirty means unclean.

Base is also noun with the meaning: a supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.

Dirty is also adverb with the meaning: in a dirty manner.

check bellow for the other definitions of Base and Dirty

  1. Base as a noun:

    Something from which other things extend; a foundation. A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.

  2. Base as a noun:

    The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.

  3. Base as a noun:

    A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.

  4. Base as a noun:

    The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.

  5. Base as a noun (cooking, painting, pharmacy):

    A basic but essential component or ingredient.

  6. Base as a noun:

    A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ure"

  7. Base as a noun (cosmetics):

    Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.

  8. Base as a noun (chemistry):

    Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.

  9. Base as a noun (baseball):

    Important areas in games and sports. A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek. One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.

  10. Base as a noun (architecture):

    The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.

  11. Base as a noun (biology, biochemistry):

    A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.

  12. Base as a noun (botany):

    The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.

  13. Base as a noun (electronics):

    The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

  14. Base as a noun (geometry):

    The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.

  15. Base as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.

  16. Base as a noun (heraldry):

    The lower part of the field. See .

  17. Base as a noun (mathematics):

    A number raised to the power of an exponent.

    Examples:

    "The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3."

  18. Base as a noun (mathematics):

    .

  19. Base as a noun (topology):

    The set of sets from which a topology is generated.

  20. Base as a noun (topology):

    A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.

  21. Base as a noun (acrobatics, cheerleading):

    In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.

  22. Base as a noun (linguistics):

    A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.

  23. Base as a noun (music):

  24. Base as a noun (military, historical):

    The smallest kind of cannon.

  25. Base as a noun (archaic):

    The housing of a horse.

  26. Base as a noun (historical, in the plural):

    A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.

  27. Base as a noun (obsolete):

    The lower part of a robe or petticoat.

  28. Base as a noun (obsolete):

    An apron.

  29. Base as a noun:

    A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Lyman"

  1. Base as a verb (transitive):

    To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

  2. Base as a verb (transitive):

    To be located (at a particular place).

  3. Base as a verb (acrobatics, cheerleading):

    To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.

  1. Base as an adjective (obsolete):

    Low in height; short.

  2. Base as an adjective:

    Low in place or position.

  3. Base as an adjective (obsolete):

    Of low value or degree.

  4. Base as an adjective (archaic):

    Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.

  5. Base as an adjective:

    Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.

  6. Base as an adjective (now, rare):

    Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.

  7. Base as an adjective:

    Designating those metals which are not classed as or .

  8. Base as an adjective:

    Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.

    Examples:

    "'base coin"

    "'base bullion"

  9. Base as an adjective (obsolete):

    Of illegitimate birth; bastard.

  10. Base as an adjective:

    Not classical or correct.

    Examples:

    "'base Latin"

    "rfquotek Fuller"

  11. Base as an adjective:

    Examples:

    "the base tone of a violin"

  12. Base as an adjective (legal):

    Not held by honourable service.

    Examples:

    "A base estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant is a base tenant."

  1. Base as a noun (now, chiefly, US, historical):

    The game of prisoners' bars.

  1. Dirty as an adjective:

    Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

    Examples:

    "Despite a walk in the rain, my shoes weren't too dirty."

  2. Dirty as an adjective:

    That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.

    Examples:

    "Don't put that in your mouth, dear. It's dirty."

  3. Dirty as an adjective:

    Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

    Examples:

    "At the reception, Uncle Nick got drunk and told dirty jokes to the bridesmaids."

  4. Dirty as an adjective:

    Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.

    Examples:

    "He might have scored, but it was a dirty trick that won him the penalty."

  5. Dirty as an adjective:

    Corrupt, illegal, or improper.

    Examples:

    "I won't accept your dirty money!"

  6. Dirty as an adjective:

    Out of tune.

    Examples:

    "You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty."

  7. Dirty as an adjective:

    Of color, discolored by impurities.

    Examples:

    "The old flag was a dirty white."

  8. Dirty as an adjective (computing):

    Containing data needing to be written back to memory or disk.

    Examples:

    "Occasionally it reads the sector into a dirty buffer, which means it needs to sync the dirty buffer first."

  9. Dirty as an adjective (slang):

    Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.

    Examples:

    "None of y'all get into my car if you're dirty."

  10. Dirty as an adjective (informal):

    Examples:

    "He lives in a dirty great mansion."

  11. Dirty as an adjective:

    Sleety; gusty; stormy.

    Examples:

    "'dirty weather"

  1. Dirty as an adverb:

    In a dirty manner.

    Examples:

    "to play dirty'"

  1. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To make (something) dirty.

  2. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.

  3. Dirty as a verb (transitive):

    To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).

  4. Dirty as a verb (intransitive):

    To become soiled.

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