bass | ||
1. | [ noun ] (music) the lowest part of the musical range | |
Related terms: | low_pitch | |
2. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) the lowest part in polyphonic music | |
Synonyms: | bass_part | |
Related terms: | part figured_bass thorough_bass ground_bass | |
3. | [ noun ] (music) the lowest adult male singing voice | |
Synonyms: | basso bass_voice | |
Related terms: | singing_voice basso_profundo | |
4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 456 | |
5. | [ noun ] (music) the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments | |
Related terms: | musical_instrument bass_fiddle bass_guitar bombardon bass_horn | |
6. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae | |
Synonyms: | sea_bass | |
Related terms: | saltwater_fish striped_bass sea_bass | |
7. | [ noun ] (music,performing arts) an adult male singer with the lowest voice | |
Synonyms: | basso | |
Related terms: | singer | |
8. | [ adjective ] having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range | |
Synonyms: | deep | |
Examples: | "a deep voice" "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice" "a bass clarinet" |
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Related terms: | low | |
9. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) | |
Synonyms: | freshwater_bass | |
Related terms: | freshwater_fish smallmouth_bass largemouth_bass freshwater_bass | |
10. | [ noun ] (zoology) nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes | |
Related terms: | percoid_fish freshwater_bass | |
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Basso Bassi Basse Bassia baas Bays Basa Baus base bask Bash Baggs baisa Basco Basey Basch basia Basye bayes Basque Bausch Bashaw Bahasa Bak Bax bag backsaw bach back Baez Bagg Baig Baik Baiz Bake Baku Baca Baic Baze |