double bass
double bass
Definition
double bass (bās)
noun
the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family (formerly, of the viol family), with a range of approximately three octaves
double bass
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- play: He plays the double bass in the skiffle band The Dodge Brothers.
- study: Simon H. Fell studied double bass under Peter Leah at Batley Grammar School and Huddersfield Polytechnic.
- slap: Rob ' Bobcat ' Bundy slaps the double bass.
Adjective modifier
- principal: She has been principal double bass with the Slaithwaite Philharmonic since 1998.
Preposition: in
- band: He plays the double bass in the skiffle band The Dodge Brothers.
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