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The upper part of the stem is usually unbranched, but whorls of branches occur towards the base.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINA far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYIt is a vile world because it is an under-educated world, unreasonable, suspicious, base and ferocious.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSIn ordinary work, however, it is safer to base the distinction upon size than upon structure.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDIf he married that base-born creature Dorothy, no respectable person would ever enter the house.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIEThere might be in the school boys base enough to charge that he lacked spirit in his attitude of armed neutrality.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDHow exceeding base art thou become, going the same ways over again!
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSThe French had the advantage of a broad base with lines of retreat either on Burgos or Madrid.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONFrom this time onwards Aragon became the base from which was organised the conquest of Catalonia and Valencia.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONThe veil had slipped and might easily have been mistaken for a ribbon confining the queue at the base of the head.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONWORDS RELATED TO OFF BASE
- amiss
- answerable
- at fault
- blamable
- blameful
- blameworthy
- caught
- caught in the act
- caught red-handed
- censurable
- demeritorious
- dirty
- found wanting
- guilty
- hung up
- impeachable
- in the wrong
- indictable
- liable
- off base
- out of line
- punishable
- reprehensible
- responsible
- sinful
- smoking gun
- to blame
- unholy
- wrong
- arrogant
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- contumelious
- discourteous
- disgracious
- flip
- forward
- fresh
- ill-mannered
- impolite
- impudent
- inappropriate
- incongruous
- inquisitive
- insolent
- interfering
- intrusive
- lippy
- meddlesome
- meddling
- nosy
- off base
- offensive
- out of line
- pert
- presumptuous
- procacious
- prying
- rude
- sassy
- smart
- smart alecky
- uncalled-for
- uncivil
- ungracious
- unmannerly
- unsuitable
- all wet
- at fault
- barking up wrong tree
- confounded
- confused
- confused with
- deceived
- deluded
- duped
- erroneous
- fallacious
- false
- faulty
- fooled
- ill-advised
- illogical
- inaccurate
- inappropriate
- misconstrued
- misguided
- misinformed
- misled
- misunderstanding
- off base
- off track
- tricked
- unadvised
- under wrong impression
- unfounded
- unreal
- unsound
- untrue
- warranted
- way off
- wide of mark
- wrong number
- wrongly identified
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.