1. A short-legged hunting dog with long ears and a long body, originally bred to hunt badgers and rabbits.
Usage: Often used in the full name 'basset hound'.

1. In geology, to emerge or outcrop at the surface of the earth.
Usage: Technical term used in geology and mining.

Examples

• The basset hound walked slowly across the yard with its ears dragging on the ground.
• She adopted a basset from the animal shelter last year.
• The basset's short legs make it perfect for hunting in burrows.
• The coal seam bassets at the hillside, making it easy to mine.
• Geologists studied where the rock formation bassets to understand the region's geology.