name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
basset
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbæsɪt/
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rhymes with -æsɪt
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 S IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A basset hound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A card game resembling faro.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
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verb
Meaning 5
To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
Examples
- A vein of coal bassets.
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noun
Meaning 6
smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: basset hound
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hound, hound dog
verb
Meaning 7
appear at the surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- A seam of coal bassets
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crop out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appear
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Basset or a variant of Bassett.
From French bassette, from Italian bassetta.