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bass
1[ beys ]
adjective
- low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range:
a bass voice; a bass instrument.
- of or relating to the lowest part in harmonic music.
noun
- the bass part.
- a bass voice, singer, or instrument.
bass
2[ bas ]
noun
- any of numerous edible, spiny-finned, freshwater or marine fishes of the families Serranidae and Centrarchidae.
- (originally) the European perch, Perca fluviatilis.
Bass
4[ bas ]
noun
- Sam, 1851–78, U.S. outlaw: bank and train robber in the West.
bass
1/ beɪs /
noun
- the lowest adult male voice usually having a range from E a 13th below middle C to D a tone above it
- a singer with such a voice
- the bassthe lowest part in a piece of harmony See also thorough bass
- informal.short for bass guitar double bass
- the low-frequency component of an electrical audio signal, esp in a record player or tape recorder
- the knob controlling this on such an instrument
adjective
- relating to or denoting the bass
the bass part
bass pitch
- denoting the lowest and largest instrument in a family
a bass trombone
bass
2/ bæs /
noun
- any of various sea perches, esp Morone labrax , a popular game fish with one large spiny dorsal fin separate from a second smaller one See also sea bass stone bass
- the European perch See perch 2
- any of various predatory North American freshwater percoid fishes, such as Micropterus salmoides , ( largemouth bass ): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
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Other Words From
- bassly adverb
- bassness noun
- bassy adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
He captures Ramone and his second wife, Barbara, together in the studio in one photo, him on bass, her on guitar.
I watch football, basketball, and hockey on TV and sometimes “The Bass Pros” on Outdoor Channel.
Very bass-y house, if I was in my element and playing what I like to play.
The drumbeat and synth bass are as insistent as they are ominous.
It was one night, with Tony Williams on drums and, I think, Richard Davis on bass.
Tony's stool was nearer to the bass keys of the piano, while the sofa Lettice lay upon had certainly been drawn up towards him.
The melody or tune is played on one of the pipes furnished with holes for the purpose, while the other three give a drone, bass.
The chief reason is that g is the top note of the string bass, and is called for in orchestral transcriptions.
Mr. Betts, of London, had one for which he refused the enormous sum of £500, and Dragonetti also refused £800 for a double bass.
According to his plan a "Suitable Bass" tablet is provided just above the rear end of the black keys on each manual.
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