HyperDic: bass

English > 9 senses of the word bass:
NOUNattributebassthe lowest part of the musical range
communicationbass, bass partthe lowest part in polyphonic music
person bass, bassoan adult male singer with the lowest voice
foodbass, sea bassthe lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
foodbass, freshwater bassany of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
communicationbass, bass voice, bassothe lowest adult male singing voice
artifactbassthe member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
animalbassnontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
ADJECTIVEallbass, deephaving or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
bass > pronunciation
Soundsbae's; bey's
Rhymesalas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes...
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English > bass: 9 senses > adjective 1
MeaningHaving or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
Examples
  • "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"
  • "a bass clarinet"
Synonymdeep
Broaderlow, low-pitchedUsed of sounds and voices
Spanishbajo
English > bass: 9 senses > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe lowest part of the musical range.
BroaderpitchThe property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
Spanishbajo
English > bass: 9 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningThe lowest part in polyphonic music.
Synonymbass part
Narrowerfigured bass, basso continuo, continuo, thorough bassA bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
ground bassA short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
Broaderpart, voiceThe melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
Spanishbajo
Catalanbaix
English > bass: 9 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningAn adult male singer with the lowest voice.
Synonymbasso
Broadersinger, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliserA person who sings
Spanishbajo
Catalanbaix
English > bass: 9 senses > noun 4, food
MeaningThe lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae.
Synonymsea bass
Part ofsea bassAny of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin
Narrowerstriped bass, stripercaught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
Broadersaltwater fishflesh of fish from the sea used as food
Spanishlubina
English > bass: 9 senses > noun 5, food
MeaningAny of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus).
Synonymfreshwater bass
Part offreshwater bassNorth American food and game fish
Narrowerlargemouth bassflesh of largemouth bass
smallmouth bassflesh of smallmouth bass
Broaderfreshwater fishflesh of fish from fresh water used as food
Spanishlubina, róbalo
Catalanllobarro, llobina, llop
English > bass: 9 senses > noun 6, communication
MeaningThe lowest adult male singing voice.
Synonymsbass voice, basso
Narrowerbasso profundoA very deep bass voice
Broadersinging voiceThe musical quality of the voice while singing / singing
Spanishbajo
English > bass: 9 senses > noun 7, artifact
MeaningThe member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments.
Narrowerbass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, contrabass, string basslargest and lowest member of the violin family
bass guitarThe guitar with six strings that has the lowest pitch
bass horn, sousaphone, tubaThe lowest brass wind instrument
bombardon, bombardA large shawm
Broadermusical instrument, instrumentAny of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Spanishbajo
Catalanbaix
English > bass: 9 senses > noun 8, animal
Meaningnontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes.
Narrowerfreshwater bassNorth American food and game fish
Broaderpercoid fish, percoid, percoideanAny of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes

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