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1. bass
noun. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] the lowest part of the musical range.
Antonyms
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
2. bass
noun. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] the lowest part in polyphonic music.
Antonyms
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
3. bass
noun. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
5. bass
noun. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments.
Synonyms
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
6. bass
noun. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
7. bass
noun. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] the lowest adult male singing voice.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
8. bass
adjective. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
9. bass
noun. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus).
Antonyms
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
10. bass
noun. ['ˈbæs, ˈbeɪs'] an adult male singer with the lowest voice.
Etymology
- basso (Italian)
- bassus (Latin)
Sentences with bass-viol
1. Noun Phrase
An actor in William Shakespeare's company, Philip Henslowe, recorded in his diary that the company owned trumpets, drums, a treble viol, a bass viol, a bandore and a cithern.
2. Noun Phrase
The bass viol, commonly known as the contrabass or double bass, was still utilized when other viols died out.
