- [uncountable] the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices
- He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up.
- He sings bass.
Homophones base | bassbase bassTopics Musicc1/beɪs//beɪs/- base noun
- Cut the stalks at their base.
- base verb
- The government is to base its decision on the results of these trials.
- base adjective
- The trolls typify all that is base and ugly in human nature.
- bass noun
- This song is all treble and no bass.
- bass adjective
- His powerful bass voice contributed much to the film.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- pounding
- throbbing
- …
- turn down
- turn up
- (also bass guitar)[countable] an electric guitar that plays very low notes
- a bass player
- bass and drums
- Eilís Phillips on (= playing) bass
- [countable] a man’s singing voice with a low range; a man with a bass voice
- He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.
- [singular] a musical part that is written for a bass voice
- (also double bass)[countable] the largest musical instrument in the violin family, which plays very low notes
Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the adjective base.
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