bottom vs base: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: bottom or base

How to spell bottom?

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bottomnoun

low-lying alluvial land near a river

bottomnoun

a cargo ship

bottomnoun

the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat

bottomnoun

a depression forming the ground under a body of water

bottomnoun

the lower side of anything

bottomnoun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

bottomverb

come to understand

bottomverb

provide with a bottom or a seat

bottomadjective

situated at the bottom or lowest position

bottomverb

strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom

bottomnoun

the lowest part of anything

bottomadjective

the lowest rank

basenoun

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

baseadjective

of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

baseverb

use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

basenoun

lowest support of a structure

basenoun

a support or foundation

basenoun

the most important or necessary part of something

basenoun

a place that the runner must touch before scoring

baseadjective

illegitimate

basenoun

(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place

basenoun

a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

basenoun

a lower limit

baseadjective

serving as or forming a base

basenoun

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

basenoun

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

basenoun

the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

basenoun

the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

baseadjective

having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

basenoun

any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

baseadjective

not adhering to ethical or moral principles

basenoun

installation from which a military force initiates operations

baseverb

use as a basis for; found on

basenoun

a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit

basenoun

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment

baseadjective

debased; not genuine

basenoun

(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector

baseverb

situate as a center of operations

basenoun

the bottom or lowest part

basenoun

the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed

basenoun

the principal ingredient of a mixture

baseadjective

(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

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