8-Letter Words Starting: BASE

• small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark

• the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

• the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

• a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

• a ball used in playing baseball

• of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

• illegitimate

• an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared

• the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line

• the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases

• without a basis in reason or fact

• unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values