Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [bas-it]
- /ˈbæs ɪt/
- /ˈbæ.sət/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bas-it]
- /ˈbæs ɪt/
Definitions of basset word
- noun basset a long low smooth-haired breed of hound with short strong legs and long ears 3
- noun basset a kind of hound with a long body, short, crooked forelegs, and long, drooping ears, used in hunting 3
- noun basset outcrop 3
- intransitive verb basset to appear at or emerge above the surface 3
- noun basset an 18th-century card game similar to faro. 1
- verb without object basset to crop out. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of basset
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < French: noun use of adj. basset of low stature (bass- low (see base2) + -et attenuating suffix; see -et)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Basset
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
basset popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
basset usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for basset
Top questions with basset
- how long do basset hounds live?
- how old is angela basset?
- how big do basset hounds get?
- how to draw a basset hound?
- what were basset hounds bred for?
- how much do basset hounds cost?
- why do basset hounds have long ears?
- what does basset mean?
- when do basset hounds stop growing?
- how to breed basset hounds?
- what do basset hounds eat?
- how to train a basset hound?
- how much does a basset hound puppy cost?
- how to train basset hound?
- why do basset hounds howl?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with b
- Words starting with ba
- Words starting with bas
- Words starting with bass
- Words starting with basse
- Words starting with basset