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Definitions for Bass

[1] low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range: a bass voice; a bass instrument.
[2] of or relating to the lowest part in harmonic music.
[3] the bass part.
[4] a bass voice, singer, or instrument.
[5] double bass.
[6] any of numerous edible, spiny-finned, freshwater or marine fishes of the families Serranidae and Centrarchidae.
[7] (originally) the European perch, Perca fluviatilis.
[8] the basswood or linden.
[9] Botany . bast.
[10] Sam, 1851–78, U.S. outlaw: bank and train robber in the West.
[11] the lowest adult male voice usually having a range from E a 13th below middle C to D a tone above it
[12] a singer with such a voice
[13] the bass the lowest part in a piece of harmony See also thorough bass
[14] informal short for bass guitar, double bass
[15] 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
[16] relating to or denoting the bass bass pitch ; the bass part
[17] denoting the lowest and largest instrument in a family a bass trombone
[18] 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
[19] the European perch See perch 2 (def. 1)
[20] any of various predatory North American freshwater percoid fishes, such as Micropterus salmoides , (largemouth bass ): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)
[21] another name for bast (def. 1)
[22] short for basswood
[23] Also called: fish bass a bast fibre bag for holding an angler's catch

Words related to Bass

great, vivid, profound, hard, dark, rich, strong, extreme, deep, alto, contralto, low, grave, baritone, low-pitched, resonant, sonorous, faint, gentle, muffled

Words nearby Bass

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Origin of Bass

31685–95; variant of bast with unexplained loss of -t

Other words from Bass

bass·ly , adverb
bass·ness , noun
bass·y , adjective

Word origin for Bass

C17: changed from bast

Synonyms for Bass

deep, low-pitched, resonant, sonorous