basses

Deep choir section

Basses is the plural of bass in its musical senses—the lowest range of pitch, the instruments that play there, or the singers who sing there: The basses came in late on that passage.

It's also the plural for bass as a fish, though that plural is often unchanged: We caught three bass or three basses.

instrument

upright

Vertical or morally sound

fingerstyle · pick · amplifier · cabinet · fretless · four-string · five-string · headstock · tuning · pickups

voice

baritone

Mid-range male voice

low register · resonant · rich · deep · singer · section · choir · ensemble · harmony · part

sound

low-frequency

Occurring seldom or rarely

thunderous · resonance · vibration · speaker · woofer · sonic · acoustic · thump · punch · warmth

fish

largemouth

Bass species, wide-jawed

lure · trophy · fillet · spawning · habitat · freshwater · saltwater · schooling · predator · catch

Categories
Opposites
vocal range

bassessopranos

Highest female singers

trebles · countertenors · mezzo-sopranos · altos · tenors

musical pitch/register

bassestrebles

Increases by factor three

piccolos · high notes · high frequencies · flutes · violins

instrument register

bassespiccolos

Half-sized high flutes

violins · flutes · mandolins · ukuleles · clarinets

Phrases
Family

bass, bassist, basset, bassy, bassists, bassets

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G