GROUNDMASS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word groundmass. (close relations)
Definition of GROUNDMASS
ground
Best Alternative Words for GROUNDMASS
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| base | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • installation from which a military force initiates operations • 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 • lowest support of a structure • a place that the runner must touch before scoring • the bottom or lowest part • (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment • a lower limit • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a support or foundation • a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) • any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water • the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed • the most important or necessary part of something • (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place • the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area • the principal ingredient of a mixture • a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit • (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector adjective satellite • serving as or forming a base • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) • (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal • not adhering to ethical or moral principles • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality • illegitimate • debased; not genuine verb • use as a basis for; found on • situate as a center of operations • use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes | ||||||||
| bed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep • a plot of ground in which plants are growing • a depression forming the ground under a body of water • (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) • a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc. • a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track verb • furnish with a bed • place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil • put to bed • have sexual intercourse with • prepare for sleep | ||||||||
| foot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint • a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard • the lower part of anything • the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings • lowest support of a structure • any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates • travel by walking • a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger • an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot • (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm • a support resembling a pedal extremity verb • pay for something • walk • add a column of numbers | ||||||||
| footing | nounn | |||||||
noun • status with respect to the relations between people or groups • a relation that provides the foundation for something • a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing | ||||||||
| foundation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the basis on which something is grounded • an institution supported by an endowment • lowest support of a structure • education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | ||||||||
| framework | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process • the underlying structure • a structure supporting or containing something | ||||||||
| groundwork | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained • lowest support of a structure • preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation | ||||||||
| matrix | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules • (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded • an enclosure within which something originates or develops • the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded • the formative tissue at the base of a nail • mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface | ||||||||
| substratum | nounn | |||||||
noun • a surface on which an organism grows or is attached • any stratum or layer lying underneath another • an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population | ||||||||
