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Meaning of 'bass' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bass [ a.]
- A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
- The lowest part in a musical composition.
- One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
- Deep or grave in tone.
2 . Bass [ n.]
- An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
- The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.
- Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
- The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish.
- The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.
- A hassock or thick mat.
3 . Bass [ pl. ]
- of Bass
4 . Bass [ v. t.]
- To sound in a deep tone.

Meaning of 'bass' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bass [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
Example in sentence:
  • a bass clarinet;
  • a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice;
  • a deep voice

Nearby Words:

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