Base

1. n. Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.
2. a. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
3. a. Low in place or position.
4. a. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean.
5. a. Illegitimate by birth; bastard.
6. a. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and silver, the precious metals.
7. a. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
8. a. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
9. a. Not classical or correct.
10. a. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
11. 1n. 1 Any one of the four bounds which mark the circuit of the infield.
12. 1a. 1 Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.