Basis and Vein

Basis

Basis noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

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Vein and basis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vein" instead a noun "Basis".

Nearby Word: basic

Vein noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Basis and vein are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basis" instead a noun "Vein".

Nearby Words: veined, veiny

good	good basis	good vein
similar	similar basis	similar vein
usual	usual basis	usual vein
common	common basis	common vein
Other adjectives: strong, entire, major, general, less.

In a sinister vein, the titular Brawl had its basis laid down due to Kirby's reign as the cannibal, and was kicked into motion with Ness and Lucas' actions as the butchers.

Source: Web Video / There Will Be Brawl
Although Battleborn is a deeply sci-fi based game in the vein of Borderlands, it has a number of things that are more fantasy in basis.

Source: Science Fantasy
They represent Aristotle's aurea mediocritas (golden mediocrity, another way of being in the middle) and this is shown as the basis for their simple yet beautiful happiness, much in the vein the Greeks understood it.

Source: Series / The Middle

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