Military headquarters Crossword Clue

(noun)

1. a support or foundation
2. a place that the runner must touch before scoring
3. (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
4. installation from which a military force initiates operations
5. a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
6. the principal ingredient of a mixture
7. lowest support of a structure
8. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
9. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
10. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
11. a lower limit
12. a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
13. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
14. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
15. the bottom or lowest part
16. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
17. the most important or necessary part of something
18. the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
19. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
20. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

(verb)

1. use as a basis for; found on
2. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
3. situate as a center of operations

(adjective satellite)

1. debased; not genuine
2. illegitimate
3. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
5. serving as or forming a base
6. not adhering to ethical or moral principles
7. (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

(noun)

1. the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
2. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
3. (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff