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bass
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bass 1  (bs)
n. pl. bass or bass·es
1. Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, related to but larger than the sunfishes.
2. Any of various marine fishes of the family Serranidae, such as the sea bass and the striped bass.

[Middle English *bars, perch, from Old English bærs.]

bass 2  (bs)
n.
1. A low-pitched sound or tone.
2. The tones in the lowest register of an instrument.
3.
a. A male singing voice of the lowest range.
b. A singer who has such a voice.
c. An instrument that sounds within this range.
d. Abbr. B A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.
4. An instrument, especially a double bass, that produces tones in a low register.
adj.
1. Having a deep tone.
2. Low in pitch.

[Middle English bas, lowest musical part, from bas, low; see base2.]

bass 1 [base]
Noun
1. the lowest adult male voice
2. a singer with such a voice
3. Informal same as bass guitar or double bass
Adjective
1. of the lowest range of musical notes: the system is engineered to give good bass sound from very small speakers
2. denoting a musical instrument that is lowest or second lowest in pitch in its family: bass trombone
3. of or relating to a bass guitar or double bass: the band is unusual in that it has two bass players
4. of or written for a singer with the lowest adult male voice: the bass soloist in next week's performance of Handel's `Messiah' [Middle English bas]

bass 2 [rhymes with gas]
Noun
1. various Australian freshwater and sea fish
2. a European spiny-finned freshwater fish [Middle English]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bassbass - the lowest part of the musical range
pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
2.bass - the lowest part in polyphonic music
part, voice - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"
ground bass - a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
basso continuo, continuo, figured bass, thorough bass - a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
3.bassbass - an adult male singer with the lowest voice
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
4.bassbass - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
sea bass - any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
striped bass, striper - caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
5.bass - any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
freshwater bass - North American food and game fish
freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
largemouth bass - flesh of largemouth bass
smallmouth bass - flesh of smallmouth bass
6.bass - the lowest adult male singing voice
singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing
basso profundo - a very deep bass voice
7.bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, string bass, bass fiddle, bass viol - largest and lowest member of the violin family
bass guitar - the guitar with six strings that has the lowest pitch
bass horn, sousaphone, tuba - the lowest brass wind instrument
bombard, bombardon - a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
8.bass - nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
freshwater bass - North American food and game fish
Adj.1.bass - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

bass
adjective deep, low, resonant, sonorous, low-pitched, deep-toned
Translations
bass [beɪs] n (MUS) → bajo

bass [beɪs] n (Mus) → basse f

bass [beɪs] nBass m

bass [beɪs] n (MUS) → basso

bass1
n bass [beis]
(a singer having) a male voice of the lowest pitch. basstem مُغَنٍ جَهير الصَّوْت бас bas, basista bas; basstemme der Baß μπάσος bajo bass بم ترین صدای مردانه basso basse בַּס मन्द्र bas basszus bas bassi, bassarödd basso 低音 베이스 (가수) bosas bass suara bes bas basstemme bas baixo bas бас bas, basista bas bas bas เสียงร้องต่ำที่สุดของนักร้องชาย bas, kalın ses 男低音 бас مردانہ آواز میں گانے والی عورت giọng nam trầm


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