{
    "term": "bass",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/mu/music_string_instruments.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sings bass."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["loud", "pounding", "throbbing"],
                "verb + bass": ["turn down", "turn up"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an electric guitar that plays very low notes",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a bass player"
                },
                {
                    "text": "bass and drums"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eilís Phillips on *(= playing)* bass"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a man’s singing voice with a low range; a man with a bass voice",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a musical part that is written for a bass voice",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the largest musical instrument in the violin family, which plays very low notes",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/beɪs/",
                "audio": "ba/bass/bass__gb_6.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/beɪs/",
                "audio": "ba/bass/bass__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: alteration of the adjective base."
}