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Adjective
/ˈbāsik/,
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Forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental,
  1. Forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental
    • - certain basic rules must be obeyed
    • - the laying down of arms is basic to the agreement
  2. Offering or consisting in the minimum required without elaboration or luxury; simplest or lowest in level
    • - basic and unsophisticated resorts
    • - the food was good, if a bit basic
  3. Common to or required by everyone; primary and ineradicable or inalienable
    • - basic human rights
  4. Having the properties of a base, or containing a base; having a pH greater than 7

  5. (of rock, esp. igneous rock) Relatively poor in silica

  6. Relating to or denoting steelmaking processes involving lime-rich refractories and slags

Noun
  1. The essential facts or principles of a subject or skill
    • - learning the basics of the business
    • - storytelling has reemerged as people have turned back to basics
  2. Essential food and other supplies
    • - people are facing a shortage of basics like flour
  3. Basic training

  1. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
  2. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
  3. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
  4. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
  5. serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
  6. of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
  7. In chemistry, a base is most commonly thought of as an aqueous substance that can accept hydronium ions. Bases are also the oxides or hydroxides of metals. A soluble base is also often referred to as an alkali if hydroxide ions are involved. ...
  8. Basic is a brand of lower-cost cigarettes manufactured by Philip Morris, a division of Altria Group.
  9. The basic step, basic movement, basic pattern, or simply basic is the dance move that defines the character of a particular dance. It sets the rhythm of the dance; it is the default move to which a dancer returns, when not performing any other moves. ...
  10. Basic is a 2003 thriller film directed by John McTiernan.
  11. Basic is the 34th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music).
  12. Basic is a 1984 instrumental album by guitarist Robert Quine and drummer Fred Maher.
  13. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement; An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge; basic training; necessary, essential for life or some process; elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional; Of or pertaining to a base; antonym of acidic
  14. (Basics) Simplified moves on mechanical level that are the foundation of the Martial Arts. They are usually divided into Blocks, Strikes, Kicks, and Stances.
  15. (BASICS) Any single move such as a punch, block, kick, strike, etc.
  16. (BASICS) Basic Hot Wheels wheels used on most cars before 1995.
  17. (BASICS) British Association of Immediate Care
  18. (BASICS) Name given to new cadets just entering the Academy
  19. (BASICS) This is a two part program with one group meeting and one individual meeting with Counseling Services. The program provides students with the opportunity to assess their substance use, to set goals, and to get support for effecting positive change in their lives.
  20. (BASICs (Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories)) These are the set of criteria under CSA used to create the safety scores for carriers and drivers. ...
  21. (Basics) Easy pieces made in denim such as the five pocket jean and the western style jacket.
  22. (Basics) Set course load of basic classes that everyone has to take before getting started on classes that actually pertain to your major.
  23. (Basics) The assortment of merchandise that should be maintained at all times. This merchandise consists of staples that have a highly predictable sales rate because customer demand for such merchandise remains relatively consistent.
  24. (The Basics) For starters, SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. This means optimized or made the best possible for search engines like Google and Yahoo. The idea behind a SEO is that when someone is looking for information on a topic that you’ve written about, they find your site.
  25. (The Basics) The three fundamental tasting terms are Flavor, Body and Acidity.