Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 7 compound words that contain basses. The most common are listed below. Open basses in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- Basses-AlpesFormer name of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
- Basses-Pyrénéesformer name of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- black bassesplural of black bass: Any fish of the genus Micropterus, such as the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) or the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides).
- double bassesplural of double bass: The largest stringed instrument of the violin family.
- string bassesplural of string bass: Synonym of double bass (“lowest-pitched of instruments of violin family”).
- upright bassesplural of upright bass: A double bass. (lowest-pitched of instruments of violin family)
- acoustic bassesplural of acoustic bass: A bass guitar meant to be played without electric amplification and as an accompaniment to the acoustic guitar.
- electric bassesplural of electric bass: An electric bass guitar with four strings, larger than a normal electric guitar. It has a lower pitch and is often used as a back-up beat for the lead guitar.
- figured bassesplural of figured bass: A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.
- great bassesplural of great bass: Ellipsis of great bass recorder.
- ground bassesplural of ground bass: A constantly repeated bassline or harmonic pattern in a piece.
- keyboard bassesplural of keyboard bass: An electronic keyboard instrument specifically used to reproduce the bass note range.
- Ozark bassesplural of Ozark bass: Ambloplites constellatus, a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family.
- peacock bassesplural of peacock bass: Any of the large freshwater cichlids of the genus Cichla.
- rock bassesplural of rock bass: A rock bass of the genus Ambloplites, especially of the species Ambloplites rupestris and Ambloplites constellatus.
- sea bassesplural of sea bass: Any of various species of saltwater fish in various families, or a specimen thereof, in several families in order Perciformes
- stride bassesplural of stride bass: A musical device with leaping between the bass and harmony notes in the left hand part of a piano accompaniment.
- sub-bassesplural of sub-bass: Audible sounds below 60 Hz and extending downward to the lowest frequencies humans can hear, typically 20 Hz.
- synth bassesplural of synth bass: An electronic keyboard instrument specifically used to reproduce the bass note range.
- doghouse bassesplural of doghouse bass: A double bass (lowest-pitched of instruments of violin family).
- largemouth bassesplural of largemouth bass: A black bass of species Micropterus salmoides, found from northeastern Mexico to southeastern Canada.
- smallmouth bassesplural of smallmouth bass: Synonym of smallmouth (fish)
- stand-up bassesplural of stand-up bass: Synonym of double bass (“lowest-pitched instrument of violin family”).
- tea chest bassesplural of tea chest bass: A washtub bass that uses a tea chest as the resonator for an upright stringed bass guitar.
- washtub bassesplural of washtub bass: A stringed instrument (chordophone), used in American folk music, that uses a metal washtub as resonator.
Compound words 7
- dumbassesplural of dumbass: A stupid or foolish person.
- contrabassesplural of contrabass: The part or section one octave lower than bass.
- grabassesthird-person singular simple present indicative of grabass: Sexual groping; erotic horseplay.
- octobassesplural of octobass: A very large bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow.
- seabassesplural of seabass: Alternative form of sea bass, used especially in compound terms.
- subbassesplural of subbass: Audible sounds below 60 Hz and extending downward to the lowest frequencies humans can hear, typically 20 Hz.
- thoroughbassesplural of thoroughbass: A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.