Dictionary Entry
basis
basis is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.
- 2noun
The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue.
- 3noun
The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.
- 4noun
The principal component part of a thing.
- 5noun
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
- 6noun
a relation that provides the foundation for something
"they were on a friendly footing"
"he worked on an interim basis"
- 7noun
the most important or necessary part of something
"the basis of this drink is orange juice"
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