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BASSET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears

Synonyms:

basset; basset hound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("basset" is a kind of...):

hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appear at the surface

Example:

A seam of coal bassets

Synonyms:

basset; crop out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "basset" is one way to...):

appear (come into sight or view)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

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