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English Dictionary: bass by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bass
adj
  1. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
    Synonym(s): bass, deep
n
  1. the lowest part of the musical range
  2. the lowest part in polyphonic music
    Synonym(s): bass, bass part
  3. an adult male singer with the lowest voice
    Synonym(s): bass, basso
  4. the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
    Synonym(s): sea bass, bass
  5. any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
    Synonym(s): freshwater bass, bass
  6. the lowest adult male singing voice
    Synonym(s): bass, bass voice, basso
  7. the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
  8. nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bass \Bass\, v. t.
      To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bass \Bass\, n.; pl. {Bass}, and sometimes {Basses}. [A
      corruption of barse.] (Zo[94]l.)
      1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera {Roccus},
            {Labrax}, and related genera. There are many species.
  
      Note: The common European bass is {Labrax lupus}. American
               species are: the striped bass ({Roccus lineatus});
               white or silver bass of the lakes. ({R. chrysops});
               brass or yellow bass ({R. interruptus}).
  
      2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus
            {Micropterus}). See {Black bass}.
  
      3. Species of {Serranus}, the sea bass and rock bass. See
            {Sea bass}.
  
      4. The southern, red, or channel bass ({Sci[91]na ocellata}).
            See {Redfish}.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See
               {Calico bass}, under {Calico}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]
      1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called
            {whitewood}; also, its bark, which is used for making
            mats. See {Bast}.
  
      2. (Pron. [?]) A hassock or thick mat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bass \Bass\, n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]
      1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
  
      2. (Mus.)
            (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
            (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
                  [Written also {base}.]
  
      {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bass \Bass\, a.
      Deep or grave in tone.
  
      {Bass clef} (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of
            the staff containing the bass part of a musical
            composition. [See Illust. under {Clef}.]
  
      {Bass voice}, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for
            singing bass.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Base \Base\ (b[amac]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL.
      bassus thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper
      name, and W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]
      1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
            as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.
  
      2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic]
            [bd]A pleasant and base swain.[b8] --Bacon.
  
      4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]
  
                     Why bastard? wherefore base?               --Shak.
  
      5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
            silver, the precious metals.
  
      6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
            bullion.
  
      7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
            of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
            fellow; base motives; base occupations. [bd]A cruel act of
            a base and a cowardish mind.[b8] --Robynson (More's
            Utopia). [bd]Base ingratitude.[b8] --Milton.
  
      8. Not classical or correct. [bd]Base Latin.[b8] --Fuller.
  
      9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In
            this sense, commonly written {bass.}]
  
      10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,
            one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.
            Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a
            base tenant.
  
      {Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
            now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.
  
      {Base metal}. See under {Metal}.
  
      Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
               sordid; degraded.
  
      Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing
                  moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
                  their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base
                  marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
                  denote, in different degrees, the want of what is
                  valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our
                  abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
                  indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is
                  opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
                  liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy
                  is vile; undue compliances are mean.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
            substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
            latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
            of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
            organic bodies resembling them in their property of
            forming salts with acids.
  
      6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
  
      7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
  
      8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
            imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
            adjacent bastions.
  
      9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
            figure on which it is supposed to stand.
  
      10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
            constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
  
      11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
            (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
            (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
                  [Now commonly written {bass}.]
  
                           The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
            fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
            operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
            made, supplies are furnished, etc.
  
      13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
  
      14. (Zo[94]l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached
            to another more central organ.
  
      15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
  
      16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
            distinctly crystalline.
  
      17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}.
  
      18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
  
      19. pl. A kind of skirt ( often of velvet or brocade, but
            sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
            about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
  
      20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
  
      21. An apron. [Obs.] [bd]Bakers in their linen bases.[b8]
            --Marston.
  
      22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
            place or a goal in various games.
  
                     To their appointed base they went.   --Dryden.
  
      23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
            determined in length and position, serves as the origin
            from which to compute the distances and positions of any
            points or objects connected with it by a system of
            triangles. --Lyman.
  
      24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison
            base}, or {bars}. [bd]To run the country base.[b8]
            --Shak.
  
      25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
            circuit of the infield.
  
      {Altern base}. See under {Altern}.
  
      {Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}.
  
      {Base course}. (Arch.)
            (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
                  of large stones of a mass of concrete; -- called also
                  {foundation course}.
            (b) The architectural member forming the transition
                  between the basement and the wall above.
  
      {Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
            any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
            the first base without being put out.
  
      {Base line}.
            (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
                  military operations.
            (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
                 
  
      {Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
            the steam engine; the bed plate.
  
      {Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
            breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
            molding. --H. L. Scott.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Bass, AR
      Zip code(s): 72612
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