BASS

bass, deep

(adjective) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; “a deep voice”; “a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice”; “a bass clarinet”

bass

(noun) nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes

bass

(noun) the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments

bass

(noun) the lowest part of the musical range

bass, bass voice, basso

(noun) the lowest adult male singing voice

bass, bass part

(noun) the lowest part in polyphonic music

bass, basso

(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Bass

A surname.

Anagrams

• BSAs, SABS, sabs

Etymology 1

Adjective

bass (comparative more bass, superlative most bass)

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

Noun

bass (plural basses)

A low spectrum of sound tones.

A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.

One who sings in the bass range.

(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

Synonyms

• (singer): basso

• (clef): F clef

Coordinate terms

• (voice types): soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)

• (music) SATB (Initialism of soprano, alto, tenor, bass.)

Verb

bass (third-person singular simple present basses, present participle bassing, simple past and past participle bassed)

To sound in a deep tone.

Etymology 2

Noun

bass (countable and uncountable, plural basses or bass)

The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.

Etymology 3

Noun

bass (countable and uncountable, plural basses)

The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.

Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees

Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.

Anagrams

• BSAs, SABS, sabs

Source: Wiktionary

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Bass, n.

Definition: ; pl. Bass, and sometimes Basses. Etym: [A corruption of barse.] (Zoöl.)

1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.

Note: The common European bass is Labrax lupus. American species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus); white or silver bass of the lakes. (R. chrysops); brass or yellow bass (R. interruptus).

2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.

3. Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.

4. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciæna ocellata). See Redfish.

Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See Calico bass, under Calico.

Bass, n. Etym: [A corruption of bast.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.

2. (Pron.

Definition: A hassock or thick mat.

Bass, n. Etym: [F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.]

1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.

2. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part in a musical composition. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. [Written also base.] Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.

Bass, a.

Definition: Deep or grave in tone. Bass clef (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of the staff containing the bass part of a musical composition. [See Illust. under Clef.] -- Bass voice, a deepsounding voice; a voice fitted for singing bass.

Bass, v. t.

Definition: To sound in a deep tone. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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