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bass

1

[beys]

adjective

  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.



noun

  1. the bass part.

  2. a bass voice, singer, or instrument.

  3. double bass.

bass

2

[bas]

noun

plural

bass 
,

plural

basses .
  1. any of numerous edible, spiny-finned, freshwater or marine fishes of the families Serranidae and Centrarchidae.

  2. (originally) the European perch, Perca fluviatilis.

bass

3

[bas]

noun

  1. the basswood or linden.

  2. bast.

Bass

4

[bas]

noun

  1. Sam, 1851–78, U.S. outlaw: bank and train robber in the West.

bass

1

/ ɪ /

noun

  1. the lowest adult male voice usually having a range from E a 13th below middle C to D a tone above it

  2. a singer with such a voice

  3. the lowest part in a piece of harmony See also thorough bass

  4. informalshort for bass guitar double bass

    1. the low-frequency component of an electrical audio signal, esp in a record player or tape recorder

    2. the knob controlling this on such an instrument

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adjective

  1. relating to or denoting the bass

    bass pitch

    the bass part

  2. denoting the lowest and largest instrument in a family

    a bass trombone

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bass

2

/ æ /

noun

  1. 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

  2. the European perch See perch 2

  3. any of various predatory North American freshwater percoid fishes, such as Micropterus salmoides , ( largemouth bass ): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc)

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bass

3

/ æ /

noun

  1. another name for bast

  2. short for basswood

  3. Also called: fish bass.a bast fibre bag for holding an angler's catch

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bass

  1. The lowest range of the male singing voice. (Compare baritone and tenor.)

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • bassly adverb
  • bassness noun
  • bassy adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bass1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English bas, bass(e), baas, variant of base 2 with ss of basso

Origin of bass2

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English bas(e), bace, earlier æ, Old English æ, bears (with loss of r before s as in ass 2, passel, etc.); cognate with Dutch baars, German Barsch, Old Swedish agh-borre

Origin of bass3

First recorded in 1675–85; variant of bast with unexplained loss of -t
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bass1

C15 bas base 1 ; modern spelling influenced by basso

Origin of bass2

C15: changed from base ², influenced by Italian basso low

Origin of bass3

C17: changed from bast
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She read aloud the bill for the nearly $2,500 dinner — Kobe beef, Maine lobster, Peking duck, sea bass and more.

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Fishing: At Trinity Lake, you can rent a deck boat, pontoon boat or houseboat and try your hand at catching large and smallmouth bass, rainbow trout and Kokanee salmon.

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Stone played keyboards, guitar, bass and drums and wrote, arranged and produced all of the group’s music.

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A pinch of salt isn’t out of place here either — and a small spoonful of miso adds the kind of quiet, savory bass note that makes everything else sing.

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