bass
- adjective
- /beɪs/
- The band's bass notes resonated deeply with the audience at the concert.
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Examples
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Willie, you be bass.
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The singer's voice had a rich, bass quality that filled the auditorium.
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No, that's much too bass.
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For this song, we need a bass guitar to complement the rhythm.
Synonyms
Having a low, strong sound, like a voice or instrument
Sound with a deep note less high than normal
A strong low sound that you can feel in your chest
Compounds
- US
A fish that people catch for sport and food along the Atlantic coast of the United States
- Specialized
A low rhythm or melody played by bass instruments that gives music its beat and depth
- Specialized
A guitar with a long neck and four or six strings that plays low notes
- US
A large fish with dark lines along its body that people eat and catch for sport
A large string instrument with four strings that makes very low sounds when played with a bow or plucked
- US
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
- Specialized
A freshwater fish from North America with a small mouth popular with people who fish
- Specialized
The lowest singing or instrument line that plays deep notes to support the music
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A large clarinet that makes deep, rich sounds much lower than a normal clarinet
- US
A freshwater fish often found in North American lakes that people catch for sport
A dark fish with stripes that lives along the Atlantic coast and that people eat and catch for sport
- US
A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
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A sign on written music that marks the note F below middle C for low instruments and voices
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A small freshwater fish with yellowish colour that looks like a striped bass
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
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A bass part with numbers that show which chords a keyboard player should play
A small fish that lives near rocky western Atlantic coasts and has a dark body
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A freshwater fish with a small mouth often caught by people who fish
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A North American freshwater fish with a small mouth often caught for sport
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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
How Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective bass goes back to Latin bassus meaning 'low', so we use bass to describe a deep, low sound in a voice or instrument.