bass
[adjective]
Synonyms: deep, deep-toned, low, low-pitched, resonant, sonorous

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I. bass gui‧tar /ˌbeɪs ɡɪˈtɑː $ -ˈtɑːr/ (also bass) noun [countable]
an electric guitar with four strings, that plays low notes ⇒ bassist

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II. bass¹ /beɪs/ noun

1. [countable] a very low male singing voice, or a man with a voice like this

2. [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a singer with a bass voice ⇒ alto²(2), baritone¹(2), soprano¹(2), tenor¹(2)

3. [uncountable] the lower half of the whole range of musical notes ⇒ treble

4. [countable] a bass guitar:
The band features Johnson on bass (=playing the bass guitar).

5. [countable] a double bass

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III. bass² adjective [only before noun]
a bass instrument or voice produces low notes:
a bass drum

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IV. bass³ /bæs/ noun (plural bass) [countable]
a fish that can be eaten and lives in both rivers and the sea

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V. double bass /ˌdʌbəl ˈbeɪs/ (also bass) noun [countable]
a very large musical instrument shaped like a violin that the musician plays standing up

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bass
noun
I. lowest part in music
ADJ. boomy, loud, pounding | solid The bass clarinet forms a solid bass for the woodwind group.
ground The church organist may improvise on a ground bass.
figured (= a bass line in which the chords are represented by figures, not written out in full) the abandonment in the late 18th century of figured bass in favour of completely written out orchestral scores
VERB + BASS sing He sings bass in our local choir.
turn down/up He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up.
BASS + NOUN note, sound | line a pounding bass line
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bass
II. lowest male singing voice
ADJ. deep, low
VERB + BASS sing Don has agreed to sing bass (= sing the bass part).
BASS + NOUN voice | part
PREP. in a … ~ He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.

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bass
III. bass guitar
ADJ. electric | fretless
VERB + BASS tune (up)
BASS + NOUN guitar
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