HyperDic: bassoon

English > 1 sense of the word bassoon:
NOUNartifactbassoona double-reed instrument
bassoon > pronunciation
Soundsbahsuw'n
Rhymesafternoon ... Witherspoon: 64 rhymes with uwn...
English > bassoon: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family.
Narrowercontrabassoon, contrafagotto, double bassoonThe bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
tenoroonA tenor bassoon
Broaderdouble-reed instrument, double reedA woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
Spanishbajón, fagote, fagot, piporro
Catalanbaixó, fagotista, fagot
Nounsbassoonista musician who plays the bassoon

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