Bass

Bass - Other Definitions

• (pl. ) of Bass
  
  
• (n.) An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.
  
  
• (n.) The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.
  
  
• (n.) Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
  
  
• (n.) The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish.
  
  
• (n.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.
  
  
• (n.) A hassock or thick mat.
  
  
• (a.) A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
  
  
• (a.) The lowest part in a musical composition.
  
  
• (a.) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
  
  
• (a.) Deep or grave in tone.
  
  
• (v. t.) To sound in a deep tone.
  
  
• drum () The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a.
  
  
• horn () A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.
  
  
• viol () A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello.