Meaning of bass | Babel Free
beɪsDefinitions
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The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes. countable, uncountable
- serious, grave
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The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats. countable, uncountable
- ISO 15924 script code for Bassa Vah
- A surname.
- A low spectrum of sound tones.
- A section of a musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
- any of numerous edible, spiny-finned, freshwater or marine fishes of the families Serranidae and Centrarchidae.
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Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees countable, uncountable
- A surname
- A place name:
- A rural town in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia, named after George Bass.
- One who sings in the bass range.
- solemn
- The lowest male voice, a true bass not only reaches low notes, but also has a deep quality. Although often given long low notes, the bass can be as vocally agile as any other singer.
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Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat. countable, uncountable
- A place name: A rural town in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia, named after George Bass. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas. An unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, named for the presence of bass (fish) in the local creek
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama.
- An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
- paroxytone; stressed in the penultimate syllable
- Being a sound produced by a relatively small frequency of vibrations:alto, contralto, deep, low, low-pitched.
- A rural town in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia, named after George Bass
- An unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas.
- The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- (a singer having) a male voice of the lowest pitch. basstem مُغَنٍ جَهير الصَّوْت бас baixo bas, basista der Baß bas; basstemme μπάσοςbajo bass بم ترین صدای مردانه basso basseבס मन्द्र bas basszus bas bassi, bassarödd basso 低音 저음부, 베이스 bosas bass suara bes basbasstemmebas په اركسټرا كې د بم ږغ پارټ او برخه baixo bas бас bas, basista bas bas bas เสียงร้องต่ำที่สุดของนักร้องชาย bas, kalın ses 男低音 бас مردانہ آواز میں گانے والی عورت giọng nam trầm 男低音
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas. An unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, named for the presence of bass (fish) in the local creek
- An unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky.
- a type of fish of the perch family. baars سَمَك ذِئْب البَحْر: القاروس вид морска риба perca okoun der Barsch bars; havaborre λαβράκι róbalo, lubina ahven ماهی بس ahven perche דַג בָּאס समुद्री मछली grgeč, lubin (fekete) sügér nama ikan sebangsa bandeng vartari persico すずき (魚) 배스(농어류) ešerys asaris sejenis ikan baarshavabborokoń يو ډ ول ماهی perca biban окунь ostriež ostriž grgeč havsabborre ปลาน้ำจืดชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายปลาตะเพียน levrek 鱸魚 морський окунь مچھلی کی قسم cá vược 鲈鱼
- An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri.
- Any of various North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, especially the largemouth bass and the smallmouth bass.
- An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, named for the presence of bass (fish) in the local creek.
- Any of various marine fishes especially of the families Serranidae and Moronidae, and including the sea basses and the striped bass.
- A male singing voice of the lowest range.
- An instrument, especially a double bass or bass guitar, that produces tones in a low register.
- A vocal or instrumental part written in a low register.
Equivalents
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.”
“The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.”
“The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.”
“BASS, 1, a door mat”
“I set off half-heartedly, as best I could sheltering my spare clothes (which were in the straw fish-bass) under my coat. […] The rain made a channel from my trilby down my neck and one handle of the fish-bass gave way.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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