BASS
/beɪs/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 7
Definition
- adjective having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
— synonyms: deep
- noun the lowest part of the musical range.
- noun the lowest part in polyphonic music.
— synonyms: bass_part
- noun an adult male singer with the lowest voice.
— synonyms: basso
- noun the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae.
— synonyms: sea_bass
- noun any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus).
— synonyms: freshwater_bass
- noun the lowest adult male singing voice.
— synonyms: bass_voice, basso
- noun the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments.
- noun nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes.
Examples
- “Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.”
- “The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.”
- “Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.”
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