bas

B3A1S1
UK/bɑːs/UK/bɔːs/UK/bɔs/US/bɑs/

proper noun

A surname.

Similar
BAScB.A.Sc.B. A. Sc.BAppScB.App.Sc.B. App. Sc.BEngB.Eng.
OriginCebuano Bas ← Catalan Bas ← French Bas →
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Meanings

bas1

noun
  1. pluralplural of ba
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of ba

BAs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of BA

BAS3

noun

alternative B.A.S. · alternative B. A. S.

  1. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of basic allowance for subsistence.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Bachelor of Applied Science.

    Synonyms: BASc, B.A.Sc., B. A. Sc., BAppSc, B.App.Sc., B. App. Sc., BEng, B.Eng.

  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of behavioral activation system.
proper noun

alternative B.A.S. · alternative B. A. S.

  1. abbreviationinitialismAnglicanismInitialism of Book of Alternative Services.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of British Antarctic Survey.

Bas4

proper nounBas (plural Bases)

plural Bases

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
b.eng.escoffion

Origin

  1. SloveneBaš
  2. BasqueBas
  3. FrenchBas
  4. CatalanBas
  5. CebuanoBas
  6. EnglishBas

Various origins: * Borrowed from Cebuano Bas, from bas (“sand”). * Borrowed from Catalan Bas, a habitational surname from a place in Catalonia. * Borrowed from French Bas, from bas (“low”). * Borrowed from Basque Bas, a topographic surname from baso (“wood”). * Borrowed from Slovene Baš, a short form of the personal name Sebastjan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

bassbossbassboss

Anagrams

abssab
Cite this entry
APA

bas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bas

MLA

“bas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bas.

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