Associations to the word «Baste»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
BASTE, verb. To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
BASTE, verb. To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
BASTE, verb. (by extension) To coat over something
BASTE, verb. To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.
BASTE, verb. (1811) To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
Dictionary definition
BASTE, noun. A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together.
BASTE, verb. Cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast".
BASTE, verb. Strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her".
BASTE, verb. Sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem".
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.