bass
94
2.7
- noun
- /bæs/
- I heard about your many fishing excursions for bass.
- striped bass
- smallmouth bass
- largemouth bass
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeLike, damn boy, that's a salty bass, that salty back strap.
- Like, damn boy, that's a salty bass, that salty back strap.
- No, like fish, like salmon, sea bass, like fish.
- I like that bass meat and I'll eat it again.
- Missus Piper caught the largest bass ever recorded in the lake there.
Examples
-
I caught you a delicious bass.
-
Last night, we grilled a delicious bass for dinner that everyone enjoyed.
-
We're doing the sea bass with massive other stuff.
-
We have a beautiful sea bass tonight.
-
I like that bass meat and I'll eat it again.
-
It's just that you were fishing for bass, so...
-
The fish is a largemouth bass.
-
That was the best Chilean sea bass I've ever had.
-
It was that nine-pound bass you pulled from the lake when the tow truck yanked you out.
-
He was thrilled to catch a huge bass during the fishing trip at the lake.
Synonyms
19
2.0
A fish that people catch for sport and food along the Atlantic coast of the United States
5
5.1
A large fish with dark lines along its body that people eat and catch for sport
4
2.0
A water animal that lives in rivers or lakes and people eat
3
7.7
A freshwater bass fish with a small mouth found in North American lakes and rivers
2
1.9
Meat from fish that live in the sea and people eat
1
5.4
A freshwater fish from North America with a small mouth popular with people who fish
1
5.3
A freshwater fish often found in North American lakes that people catch for sport
1
2.1
A fish that people catch or farm to eat
1
4.3
A dark fish with stripes that lives along the Atlantic coast and that people eat and catch for sport
1
4.8
A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
1
3.2
Meat from a largemouth bass served as food
1
3.6
A fish from lakes and rivers in North America that people catch for food and sport
1
7.0
A large saltwater fish often caught for food along the US coast
1
7.0
A large freshwater fish with a very wide mouth popular with people who fish
1
8.5
A small fish that lives near rocky western Atlantic coasts and has a dark body
1
5.5
A large freshwater fish with a wide mouth often caught for sport
1
7.7
A freshwater fish with a small mouth often caught by people who fish
A large freshwater fish with a dark green back and a very wide mouth
A North American freshwater fish with a small mouth often caught for sport
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
A large brown fish that lives near rocks and shipwrecks in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
A small sea fish with a black mouth and dark area inside its gills
Compounds
- US
19
2.0
A fish that people catch for sport and food along the Atlantic coast of the United States
- Specialized
10
3.4
A low rhythm or melody played by bass instruments that gives music its beat and depth
- Specialized
8
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
3
3.6
A large string instrument with four strings that makes very low sounds when played with a bow or plucked
- US
1
3.7
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
- Specialized
1
5.4
A freshwater fish from North America with a small mouth popular with people who fish
- Specialized
1
6.3
The lowest singing or instrument line that plays deep notes to support the music
- Specialized
1
4.6
A large clarinet that makes deep, rich sounds much lower than a normal clarinet
- 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
1
5.6
A sign on written music that marks the note F below middle C for low instruments and voices
- Specialized
1
7.7
A small freshwater fish with yellowish colour that looks like a striped bass
1
3.6
A fish from lakes and rivers in North America that people catch for food and sport
1
7.0
A large freshwater fish with a very wide mouth popular with people who fish
- Specialized
1
9.9
A bass part with numbers that show which chords a keyboard player should play
1
8.5
A small fish that lives near rocky western Atlantic coasts and has a dark body
- Specialized
1
7.7
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
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bass for the fish comes from an old English name for that fish and is not related to the musical bass. A helpful way to remember is that they sound the same, but the fish name simply labels the edible or sport fish.