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Definition of bass:
- A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
- A hassock or thick mat.
- An edible, spiny- finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
- Deep or grave in tone.
- of Bass
- One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
- Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
- The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.
- The lowest part in a musical composition.
- The southern, red, or channel bass ( Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish.
- The two American fresh- water species of black bass ( genus Micropterus). See Black bass.
- To sound in a deep tone.
Synonyms:
chord, arrangement, classical, cryptic, mezzo, freshwater bass, bluesy, dull, B, concerto, sea bass, C, A, mysterious, choir, do, low, acoustic, choirboy, contralto, thick, recondite, cantata, low-pitched, allegro, mystifying, koi, harmonic, heavy, inscrutable, funky, choirgirl, cryptical, bream, bass part, bass voice, deep, flat, chant, discordant, andante, double flat, basso, air, bouillabaisse, filet, throaty, atonal, beat, falsetto, chowder, D, fillet, chorale, sounds, crotchet, choirmaster, plangent, bloater, adagio, abstruse, rich, harmonious, chorister, chorus, chub, hollow.
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fish (part of speech: noun)
- hake,
- goby,
- anchovy,
- kipper,
- lamprey,
- grouper,
- fluke,
- marlin,
- speckled trout,
- rainbow trout,
- halibut,
- mackerel,
- carp,
- blackfish,
- swordfish,
- trout,
- tuna,
- gar,
- minnow,
- ray,
- guppy,
- salmon,
- crappie,
- sole,
- mudfish,
- walleye,
- haddock,
- sea horse,
- flounder,
- fish,
- char,
- shark,
- puffer,
- whitefish,
- bluegill,
- sting ray,
- eel,
- bowfin,
- barracuda,
- sardine,
- dogfish,
- smelt,
- turbot,
- tarpon,
- hammerhead,
- herring,
- sunfish,
- flatfish,
- cod,
- catfish,
- albacore,
- pickerel,
- perch,
- goldfish,
- sturgeon,
- pike,
- sailfish
- deep (part of speech: adjective)
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musical instrument (part of speech: noun)
- fiddle,
- horn,
- drum,
- trumpet,
- electric piano,
- harmonica,
- bassoon,
- oboe,
- classical guitar,
- violincello,
- alto saxophone,
- guitar,
- cello,
- clarinet,
- viola,
- recorder,
- flute,
- violin,
- harpsichord,
- piano,
- French horn,
- piccolo,
- harp,
- banjo,
- English horn,
- electric guitar,
- saxophone,
- tenor saxophone,
- organ,
- keyboard,
- trombone
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musical instruments (part of speech: noun)
- drums,
- bassoons,
- banjoes,
- piccolos,
- bass guitar,
- fiddles,
- bagpipes,
- English horns,
- harpsichords,
- keyboards,
- harps,
- recorders,
- electric guitars,
- violincelli,
- electric pianos,
- flutes,
- baby grand,
- alto saxophones,
- celli,
- organs,
- pianos,
- clarinets,
- horns,
- violas,
- French horns,
- violins,
- saxophones,
- tenor saxophones,
- trombones,
- barrel organ,
- guitars,
- trumpets,
- oboes,
- harmonicas,
- air guitar,
- balalaika,
- classical guitars,
- accordion
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musician (part of speech: noun)
- banjoist,
- composer,
- clarinetist,
- keyboardist,
- baritone,
- alto,
- guitarist,
- virtuoso,
- maestro,
- harpsichordist,
- oboist,
- trumpeter,
- cellist,
- harpist,
- bassist,
- drummer,
- singer,
- instrumentalist,
- saxophonist,
- bassoonist,
- pianist,
- accordionist,
- musician,
- player,
- tenor,
- violinist,
- trombonist,
- arranger,
- performer,
- soprano,
- fiddler,
- flutist
Usage examples:
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We walked afterwards to 'Canty Bay, ' so called because the Covenanters sang Psalms there when they were being embarked for the Bass.
- "Story of My Life, volumes 1-3", Augustus J. C. Hare. -
He might have added that the entire composition contains examples- look at the first bar of the valse episode in the bass.
- "Chopin: The Man and His Music", James Huneker. -
In Tancredi, from which Semiramide is separated by an interval of ten years, the bass has little to do.
- "The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School", Henry Sutherland Edwards.