bass
- adjective
- /beɪs/
- The band's bass notes resonated deeply with the audience at the concert.
More music than said Master Schoengar, sounding extremely bass and impatient.
- More music than said Master Schoengar, sounding extremely bass and impatient.
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
Sound with a deep note less high than normal
Having a low, strong sound, like a voice or instrument
A strong low sound that you can feel in your chest
Compounds
- 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
- US
A fish that people catch for sport and food along the Atlantic coast of the United States
A large string instrument with four strings that makes very low sounds when played with a bow or plucked
- Specialized
A freshwater fish from North America with a small mouth popular with people who fish
- Specialized
A large clarinet that makes deep, rich sounds much lower than a normal clarinet
- Specialized
The lowest singing or instrument line that plays deep notes to support the music
- US
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
- Specialized
A sign on written music that marks the note F below middle C for low instruments and voices
- 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
- 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
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.