ALL meanings of bassoon
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B b - variable noun bassoon A bassoon is a large musical instrument of the woodwind family that is shaped like a tube and played by blowing into a curved metal pipe. 3
- noun bassoon a woodwind instrument, the tenor of the oboe family. Range: about three and a half octaves upwards from the B flat below the bass staff 3
- noun bassoon an orchestral musician who plays the bassoon 3
- noun bassoon a double-reed bass woodwind instrument having a long, curved stem attached to the mouthpiece 3
- noun bassoon A bass instrument of the oboe family with a double reed. 1
- noun bassoon music: wind instrument 1
- noun bassoon a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached. 1
- noun bassoon A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges. 0
- verb bassoon To play the bassoon. 0
- verb bassoon To make a bassoon-like sound. 0