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“Base” or “Bass”

base / bass are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

base b·EY·s

  • nouninstallation from which a military force initiates operations.
  • nouna place that the runner must touch before scoring.
  • nounthe bottom or lowest part.
  • noun(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment.
  • nouna support or foundation.
  • nounany of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water.
  • nounthe bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed.
  • noun(numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place.
  • nounthe place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end.
  • nounthe principal ingredient of a mixture.
  • nouna flat bottom on which something is intended to sit.
  • noun(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector.
  • verbsituate as a center of operations.
  • adjectiveof low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense).
  • adjective(used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal.
  • adjectivenot adhering to ethical or moral principles.
  • adjectivehaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; - Edmund Burke; ; - Shakespeare.
  • adjectiveillegitimate.
  • adjectivedebased; not genuine.

bass b·AE·s

  • nounthe lowest part of the musical range.
  • nounthe lowest part in polyphonic music.
  • nounan adult male singer with the lowest voice.
  • nounthe lowest adult male singing voice.
  • nounthe member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments.
  • nounnontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes.
  • adjectivehaving or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
Usage

Examples in context

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“base”

  • …Voyager, Houou Station and Houou Base, which are combined with the…
  • …battleship that becomes the Kyurangers' base of operations after the Orion's
  • …existing institutional and high-net-worth client base.
  • Beale Air Force Base, California, 1 Sep 1991 –
  • Topeka Air Force Base, Kansas, 19 July 1948
  • …Squadron at Topeka Air Force Base, Kansas, where it was assigned…
  • …to share a common code base or very close development based…
  • …is a calcite or carbonate base applied to the tip of…
  • …he lacked any local power base of his own.
  • In its travel, the slug base is trimmed by the back…

“bass”

  • Richard Adams - bass (1990–1993)
  • …the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.1936 Bass guitarThe bass guitar is a…
  • Henry Jamison – bass, backing vocals
  • The bass guitar is similar in appearance…
  • Stewart Anderson - vocals, bass, guitar, drums (1989–2018)
  • Roger Troy — bass, vocals (1974)
  • …clarinets (3rd doubling Eb clarinet), bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (3rd doubling…
  • …Their Voices and Instruments (1957) bass, arranger, vocals
  • Later in 1951, the bass guitar was perfected when Leo…
  • Steve Clark — bass

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