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(satellite adjective) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" |
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Synonyms: deep |
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(noun) nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes |
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Related Words: freshwater bass, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean |
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(noun) the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments |
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Related Words: Sousaphone, bass fiddle, bass horn, bass viol, bombard, bombardon, bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, musical instrument, string bass, tuba |
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(noun) the lowest part of the musical range |
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Related Words: low frequency, low pitch |
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(noun) the lowest adult male singing voice |
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Synonyms: bass voice, basso |
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Related Words: basso profundo, singing voice |
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(noun) the lowest part in polyphonic music |
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Synonyms: bass part |
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Related Words: basso continuo, figured bass, ground bass, part, thorough bass, voice |
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(noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice |
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Synonyms: basso |
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Related Words: singer, vocalist |
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(noun) any of various North American lean-fleshed freshwater fishes especially of the genus Micropterus |
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Synonyms: freshwater bass |
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Related Words: freshwater fish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass |
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(noun) flesh of lean-fleshed saltwater fish of the family Serranidae |
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Synonyms: sea bass |
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Related Words: saltwater fish, striped bass, striper |
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