Definition of BACH

bach

Plural: baches

Noun

  • German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
  • the music of Bach
    • "he played Bach on the organ"
  • A bachelor.
  • A small hut, epecially for a man living alone.
  • Now specifically, a holiday home, typically a small, simple house of one or two rooms on the beach.
  • Clipping of bachelorette.

Verb

Verb Forms: bached, baching, baches

  • To live as a bachelor, often doing one's own housework.
  • lead a bachelor's existence
  • To live as a bachelor; (chiefly of a man) to live without women, and do one's own cooking, housekeeping etc.

Examples

  • He’ll bach it for the weekend, doing nothing but playing Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

Abbreviation of bachelor (or, in later senses, of bachelor pad).

Synonyms

bachelor, Johann Sebastian Bach, crib

Scrabble Score: 11

bach: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bach: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bach: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

bach: valid Words With Friends Word