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noun

  • 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.
  • Usually plural. ( a necessary commodity for which demand is constant)

adjective

  • Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
    • usage: "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
  • Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.
    • usage: "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
  • Serving as a base or starting point.
    • usage: "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
  • Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base. .
Basic is a masculine given name
  • Name Meaning: Diminutive of Basil: Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century. This name was introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders. Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil
  • Name Origin: Greek

verb

  • Make by combining materials and parts.
    • usage: "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
  • Form or accumulate steadily.
    • usage: "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
  • Build or establish something abstract.
    • usage: "build a reputation"
  • Improve the cleansing action of.
    • usage: "build detergents"
  • Order, supervise, or finance the construction of.
    • usage: "The government is building new schools in this state"
  • Give form to, according to a plan.
    • usage: "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
  • Be engaged in building.
    • usage: "These architects build in interesting and new styles"
  • Found or ground.
    • usage: "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
  • Bolster or strengthen.
    • usage: "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
  • Develop and grow.
    • usage: "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

adjective

  • Used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness. (
    • usage: "the built liquid detergents"