bass vs bombard

bombard vs bass

bass and bombard both are nouns.

bass is an adjective but bombard is not an adjective.

bass is not a verb while bombard is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bass	Yes	Yes	No	No
bombard	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bombard is a hyponym of bass; that is, bombard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bass:

bass: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
bombard: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

Other hyponyms of bass include bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, string bass, bass guitar, bass horn, sousaphone, tuba, bombardon.

bass (noun)	bombard (noun)
the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments	a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
the lowest part of the musical range
the lowest adult male singing voice
the lowest part in polyphonic music
an adult male singer with the lowest voice
nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae

bass (adjective)	bombard (adjective)
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

bass (verb)	bombard (verb)
	direct high energy particles or radiation against
	address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage
	throw bombs at or attack with bombs
	cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

Difference between bass and bombard

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