Associations to the word «Basset»
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Wiktionary
BASSET, noun. (geology) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
BASSET, noun. (uncountable) (card games) A card game resembling faro.
BASSET, verb. (geology) (intransitive) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.
BASSET HORN, noun. (musical instrument) An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.
BASSET HORNIST, noun. Someone who plays the basset horn.
BASSET HORNISTS, noun. Plural of basset hornist
BASSET HORNS, noun. Plural of basset horn
BASSET HOUND, noun. A short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
BASSET HOUNDS, noun. Plural of basset hound
Dictionary definition
BASSET, noun. Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears.
BASSET, verb. Appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets".
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