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basset

UK/ˈbæsɪt/

basset noun: the edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.

Noun

basset (countable and uncountable, plural bassets)

  1. The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
  2. A basset hound.
  3. (uncountable) A card game resembling faro.
    • Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget / Your piquet parties, and your dear basset.1707, Nicholas Rowe, The Royal Convert
    • We are to go and see Pope's new grotto, opened for the first time; then try Hampton Court, and see if Mrs. Howard will stake a little princely gold on a pool of basset.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 173–174

Verb

basset (third-person singular simple present bassets, present participle basseting, simple past and past participle basseted)

  1. (intransitive) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface.
    • A vein of coal bassets.

Proper noun capitalized: Basset

Basset (plural Bassets)

  1. A surname from French.

basset meaning in Tamil and Bengali

basset in Tamil

முனைபாறை, பெரிய வேட்டைநாய் வகை, பழங்காலச் சீட்டாட்டம், தெரிபாறை, புறந்தோன்றும் அடிநிலப்பாறை, வெளித்தோன்று

basset in Bengali

আউটক্রপ, লম্বা কানওয়ালা শিকারী কুকুর

Forms of basset

Noun
pluralbassets
Verb
third-person singular presentbassets
present participlebasseting
past participlebasseted
pastbasseted
Proper noun
pluralBassets

Origin of basset

From French bassette, from Italian bassetta.

Borrowed from French Basset or a variant of Bassett.

Words formed from basset

Phrases with basset

Words that rhyme with basset

Questions about basset

What does basset mean?
Basset means the edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
What is basset in Tamil?
Basset in Tamil is முனைபாறை, பெரிய வேட்டைநாய் வகை, பழங்காலச் சீட்டாட்டம். See Basset meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is basset?
Basset can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce basset?
Basset is pronounced /ˈbæsɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of basset?
The plural of basset is bassets.

Words near basset in the dictionary

  1. bassers
  2. basses
  3. Basses-Alpes
  4. Basses-Pyrénées
  5. bassest
  6. basset
  7. Basset Artésien Normand
  8. basset clarinet
  9. basset clarinets
  10. Basset Fauve de Bretagne
  11. basset horn

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basset (page history and authors); Basset (page history and authors); basset (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); basset (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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