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bassets

bassets is the plural of basset.

Meaning of basset

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

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Proper noun capitalized: Bassets

Bassets

  1. (plural) plural of Basset

Phrases with bassets

Questions about bassets

What is bassets the plural of?
Bassets is the plural of basset.
What part of speech is bassets?
Bassets is a proper noun.

Words near bassets in the dictionary

  1. Basseterre
  2. basseting
  3. bassetings
  4. bassetite
  5. Bassetlaw
  6. bassets
  7. bassett
  8. bassetta
  9. Bassette
  10. bassetted
  11. Bassettes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bassets (page history and authors); Bassets (page history and authors); basset (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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