CONTRABASS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • largest and lowest member of the violin family
   Synonym(s)
   • bass fiddle (what does bass fiddle mean?)
   • bass viol (what does bass viol mean?)
   • bull fiddle (what does bull fiddle mean?)
   • double bass (what does double bass mean?)
   • string bass (what does string bass mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) contrabass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bowed stringed instrument (what does bowed stringed instrument mean?)
   • string (what does string mean?)
   • bass (what does bass mean?)

CONTRABASS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
   Synonym(s)
   • double-bass (what does double-bass mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • contrabass or double-bass clarinet
   Similar To
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • low-pitched (what does low-pitched mean?)