[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

base \base\ b=as, 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.
      1913 webster

   2. low in place or position. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. archaic "a
      peasant and base swain." --bacon.
      1913 webster

   4. illegitimate by birth; bastard. archaic
      1913 webster

            why bastard? wherefore base?          --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
      silver, the precious metals.
      1913 webster

   6. alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
      bullion.
      1913 webster

   7. morally low. hence: low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
      of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
      fellow; base motives; base occupations. "a cruel act of a
      base and a cowardish mind." --robynson more's utopia.
      "base ingratitude." --milton.
      1913 webster

   8. not classical or correct. "base latin." --fuller.
      1913 webster

   9. deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. in
      this sense, commonly written bass.
      1913 webster

   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.
       1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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 lack 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.
          1913 webster
see also:
bass bass. base fee fee base metal metal 
base vile mean 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

base \base\, n. f. base, l. basis, fr. gr. ba`sis a stepping,
   step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to e.
   come. cf. basis, and see come.
   1. the bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
      on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
      the base of a statue. "the base of mighty mountains."
      --prescott.
      1913 webster

   2. fig.: the fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
      essential principle; a groundwork.
      1913 webster

   3. arch.
      a the lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
          treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
          or especially ornamented.
      b the lower part of a complete architectural design, as
          of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
          piece of furniture or decoration.
          1913 webster

   4. bot. that extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
      is attached to its support.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   6. pharmacy the chief ingredient in a compound.
      1913 webster

   7. dyeing a substance used as a mordant. --ure.
      1913 webster

   8. fort. the exterior side of the polygon, or that
      imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
      adjacent bastions.
      1913 webster

   9. geom. the line or surface constituting that part of a
      figure on which it is supposed to stand.
      1913 webster

   10. math. the number from which a mathematical table is
       constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
       1913 webster

   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.
           1913 webster

                 the trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
                                                  --dryden.
           1913 webster

   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.
       1913 webster

   13. mil. the smallest kind of cannon. obs.
       1913 webster

   14. zool. that part of an organ by which it is attached to
       another more central organ.
       1913 webster

   15. crystallog. the basal plane of a crystal.
       1913 webster

   16. geol. the ground mass of a rock, especially if not
       distinctly crystalline.
       1913 webster

   17. her. the lower part of the field. see escutcheon.
       1913 webster

   18. the housing of a horse. obs.
       1913 webster

   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.
       1913 webster

   20. the lower part of a robe or petticoat. obs.
       1913 webster

   21. an apron. obs. "bakers in their linen bases."
       --marston.
       1913 webster

   22. the point or line from which a start is made; a starting
       place or a goal in various games.
       1913 webster

             to their appointed base they went.   --dryden.
       1913 webster

   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.
       1913 webster

   24. a rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison
       base, or bars. "to run the country base." --shak.
       1913 webster

   25. baseball any one of the four bounds which mark the
       circuit of the infield.
       1913 webster

   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 or 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
basis come base bass escutcheon prisoner's base 
prison base bars altern base altern attic base 
attic base course foundation course base hit base line 
base plate base ring 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   2. pron. ? a hassock or thick mat.
      1913 webster
see also:
whitewood bast 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bass \bass\ b=as, n. f. basse, fr. bas low. see base, a.
   1913 webster
   1. a bass, or deep, sound or tone.
      1913 webster

   2. mus.
      a the lowest part in a musical composition.
      b one who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
          written also base.
          1913 webster

   thorough bass. see thorough bass.
      1913 webster
see also:
base base thorough bass 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bass \bass\, a.
   deep or grave in tone.
   1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
bass clef clef bass voice 

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bass \bass\ b.as, n.; pl. bass, and sometimes basses
   b.as"e^z. a corruption of barse. zool.
   1. an edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera roccus,
      labrax, and related genera. there are many species.
      1913 webster

   note: the common european bass is labrax lupus. american
         species are: the striped bass roccus lineatus;
         white or silver bass of the lakes roccus chrysops;
         brass or yellow bass roccus interruptus.
         1913 webster

   2. the two american fresh-water species of black bass genus
      micropterus. see black bass.
      1913 webster

   3. species of serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. see
      sea bass.
      1913 webster

   4. the southern, red, or channel bass sciaena ocellata.
      see redfish.
      1913 webster

   note: the name is also applied to many other fishes. see
         calico bass, under calico.
         1913 webster
see also:
bass basses roccus labrax labrax lupus roccus lineatus 
roccus chrysops roccus interruptus micropterus black bass serranus 
sea bass sciaena ocellata redfish calico bass calico 

[7] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bass \bass\, v. t.
   to sound in a deep tone. r. --shak.
   1913 webster bassa

[8] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bass
     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" syn: deep
     n 1: the lowest part of the musical range
     2: the lowest part in polyphonic music syn: bass part
     3: an adult male singer with the lowest voice syn: basso
     4: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family serranidae
        syn: sea bass
     5: any of various north american freshwater fish with lean
        flesh especially of the genus micropterus syn: freshwater
        bass
     6: the lowest adult male singing voice syn: 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
see also:
deep bass part basso sea bass freshwater bass bass voice 

[9] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

143 moby thesaurus words for "bass":
   a string, amati, cremona, d string, e string, g string,
   heldentenor, meistersinger, strad, stradivari, stradivarius,
   accompaniment, alto, aria singer, baritenor, baritone, bass viol,
   basso, basso buffo, basso cantante, basso continuo, basso ostinato,
   basso profundo, bassus, blues singer, bourdon, bow, bravura,
   bridge, bull fiddle, burden, canary, cantatrice, canto, cantor,
   cantus, cantus figuratus, cantus planus, caroler, cello, chanter,
   chantress, chest voice, choral, choric, coloratura,
   coloratura soprano, comic bass, continuo, contrabass, contralto,
   countertenor, crooner, crowd, deep, deep bass, deep-echoing,
   deep-pitched, deep-toned, deepmouthed, descant, diva, double bass,
   dramatic, dramatic soprano, drone, drone bass, falsetto, fiddle,
   fiddlebow, fiddlestick, figured bass, fingerboard, grave,
   ground bass, head voice, heavy, heroic, heroic tenor, hollow,
   hymnal, hymner, improvisator, kit, kit fiddle, kit violin,
   lead singer, lieder singer, line, liturgical, low, low-pitched,
   lyric, melodist, mezzo-soprano, opera singer, operatic, part,
   plain chant, plain song, prick song, prima donna, psalm singer,
   psalmic, psalmodial, psalmodic, rock-and-roll singer, sacred,
   scroll, sepulchral, singer, singing, singstress, songbird,
   songster, songstress, soprano, soundboard, string, tenor,
   tenor violin, thorough bass, torch singer, treble, tuning peg,
   undersong, viola, violin, violinette, violoncello,
   violoncello piccolo, violone, violotta, vocal, vocalist, vocalizer,
   voce, voce di petto, voce di testa, voice, voice part, warbler,
   yodeler

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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