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adjective/beɪs/
/beɪs/
[only before noun]- low in tone
- a bass voice
- the bass clef (= the symbol in music showing that the notes following it are low)
Homophones base | bassbase bass/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.
Extra Examples- The unusually deep bass voice was amused.
- This bass part contains some relatively complex passages.
- a bass clarinet
Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the adjective base.
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