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English adjective: bass | |||
| 1. | bass having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range | ||
| Samples | A deep voice. A bass voice is lower than a baritone voice. A bass clarinet. | ||
| Synonyms | deep | ||
| Similar | low, low-pitched | ||
| Antonyms | high-pitched, high | ||
English noun: bass | |||
| 1. | bass (attribute) the lowest part of the musical range | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pitch | ||
| 2. | bass (communication) the lowest part in polyphonic music | ||
| Synonyms | bass part | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, voice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | basso continuo, continuo, figured bass, ground bass, thorough bass | ||
| 3. | bass (person) an adult male singer with the lowest voice | ||
| Synonyms | basso | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer | ||
| 4. | bass (food) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae | ||
| Synonyms | sea bass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | saltwater fish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | striped bass, striper | ||
| Part meronym | sea bass | ||
| 5. | bass (food) any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) | ||
| Synonyms | freshwater bass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | freshwater fish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | largemouth bass, smallmouth bass | ||
| Part meronym | freshwater bass | ||
| 6. | bass (communication) the lowest adult male singing voice | ||
| Synonyms | bass voice, basso | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | singing voice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | basso profundo | ||
| 7. | bass (artifact) the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instrument, musical instrument | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bass fiddle, bass guitar, bass horn, bass viol, bombard, bombardon, bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, sousaphone, string bass, tuba | ||
| 8. | bass (animal) nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | percoid, percoid fish, percoidean | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | freshwater bass | ||
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