bass | (adjective) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range | Synonyms: deep |
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(noun) the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments | - |
(noun) the lowest part of the musical range | - |
(noun) the lowest adult male singing voice | Synonyms: bass voice, basso |
(noun) the lowest part in polyphonic music | Synonyms: bass part |
(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice | Synonyms: basso |
(noun) nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes | - |
(noun) any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) | Synonyms: freshwater bass |
(noun) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae | Synonyms: sea bass |
bassarisk | (noun) raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings | Synonyms: Bassariscus astutus, cacomistle, cacomixle, civet cat, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail |
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basset | (noun) smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears | Synonyms: basset hound |
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(verb) appear at the surface | Synonyms: crop out |
bassine | (noun) coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms | - |
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bassinet | (noun) a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed | - |
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(noun) a perambulator that resembles a bassinet | - |
bassist | (noun) a musician who play the bass viol | - |
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basso | (noun) the lowest adult male singing voice | Synonyms: bass, bass voice |
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(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice | Synonyms: bass |
bassoon | (noun) a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family | - |
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bassoonist | (noun) a musician who plays the bassoon | - |
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basswood | (noun) any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber | Synonyms: lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree |
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(noun) soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork | Synonyms: linden |