BASS

• (noun) nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes

• (noun) the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments

• (noun) the lowest part of the musical range

• (noun) the lowest adult male singing voice

  synonyms : bass voice , basso

• (noun) the lowest part in polyphonic music

  synonyms : bass part

• (noun) any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)

  synonyms : freshwater bass

• (noun) the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae

  synonyms : sea bass

• (noun) an adult male singer with the lowest voice

  synonyms : basso

• (adj.) having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

  "a deep voice", "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice", "a bass clarinet"

  synonyms : deep

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