bass
115
4.1
- noun
- /beɪs/
:
bajo
- At the concert, I was captivated by the rich tones of the bass that added depth to the music.
- bass guitar
- play bass
- double bass
Randy on that, on that bass, it just works.
- Randy on that, on that bass, it just works.
- How about da da da and go to the bass, right?
- And now and now the bass player leaves.
- As you play guitar, you play bass, you sing.
- Bass guitar, a bass string, right, A big fat string.
- And and then when the song kicks in, the bass does not disappear.
- When they said hammering the bass, that's what they meant.
- They call them draw bars and bass pedals.
- So I played bass with some friends for a while, which I like bass a lot more than guitar.
- And he had a guitar, but his little brother had a bass.
Examples
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Finally, he grows so much that he must play the bass; he becomes a wonderful jazz bass player.
Academic text (2002) -
We used to bring the steel guitar, the bass, and the ukulele.
Academic text (2008) -
I have been playing bass since high school.
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And now and now the bass player leaves.
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I play the bass in Queen.
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Now this is just the bass track.
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I assigned melodies and bass lines by row, sides of the room, or section of the ensemble.
Academic text (2006) -
We girls played violin, Erich played the cello, Papa the bass, and Mama the piano.
Fiction book (1991) -
Piano (or organ), drums, guitar, and bass are typical instruments that accompany the singing.
Academic text (2008) -
The orchestra began to play, and I immediately recognized the deep sound of the bass in the string section.
Synonyms
20
3.7
A large metal wind instrument with a deep low sound
5
3.1
A guitar with a long neck and four or six strings that plays low notes
1
3.6
A large string instrument with four strings that makes very low sounds when played with a bow or plucked
1
3.7
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
1
4.6
A large clarinet that makes deep, rich sounds much lower than a normal clarinet
1
4.7
A very large violin that makes very low sounds
The largest instrument in the violin family with very low notes used in orchestras
A large old string instrument with a deep, rich sound like a big cello
A brass instrument with a very low sound used in orchestras and bands
A large brass instrument that plays very low notes in a band or orchestra
A large woodwind instrument like a bassoon that sounds one octave lower
A large wind instrument like a bassoon that plays notes an octave lower
Compounds
- Specialized
9
3.4
A low rhythm or melody played by bass instruments that gives music its beat and depth
- Specialized
5
3.1
A guitar with a long neck and four or six strings that plays low notes
- US
5
5.1
A large fish with dark lines along its body that people eat and catch for sport
- US
4
2.0
A fish that people catch for sport and food along the Atlantic coast of the United States
1
3.6
A large string instrument with four strings that makes very low sounds when played with a bow or plucked
- Specialized
1
5.4
A freshwater fish from North America with a small mouth popular with people who fish
- Specialized
1
4.6
A large clarinet that makes deep, rich sounds much lower than a normal clarinet
- Specialized
1
6.3
The lowest singing or instrument line that plays deep notes to support the music
- US
1
3.7
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
- Specialized
1
5.6
A sign on written music that marks the note F below middle C for low instruments and voices
- US
1
5.3
A freshwater fish often found in North American lakes that people catch for sport
1
4.3
A dark fish with stripes that lives along the Atlantic coast and that people eat and catch for sport
- US
1
4.8
A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
- Specialized
A bass part with numbers that show which chords a keyboard player should play
A fish from lakes and rivers in North America that people catch for food and sport
A large freshwater fish with a very wide mouth popular with people who fish
- Specialized
A freshwater fish with a small mouth often caught by people who fish
- Specialized
A North American freshwater fish with a small mouth often caught for sport
- Specialized
A North American freshwater fish that has a small mouth below the eye
A freshwater fish with dark spots often found in North American rivers and lakes
- US
A large brown fish that lives near rocks and shipwrecks in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
- Specialized
A small freshwater fish with yellowish colour that looks like a striped bass
How Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bass for the instrument also comes from the Latin bassus meaning 'low', just like base, and so it names the lowest instrument in its group.