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brass

/ brass /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
Type of:
wind instrument wind
Kinds of:
baritone baritone horn bass horn sousaphone tuba
noun Sense 2
a memorial made of brass
Type of:
memorial monument
noun Sense 3
an ornament or utensil made of brass
Type of:
decoration ornament ornamentation
noun Sense 4
an alloy of copper and zinc
Type of:
copper-base alloy
Kinds of:
alpha-beta brass Muntz metal yellow metal alpha brass bearing brass
noun Sense 5
the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
Type of:
section
Kinds of:
trumpet section
noun Sense 6
impudent aggressiveness
"I couldn''t believe her boldness"
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
Type of:
aggressiveness
Kinds of:
audacity audaciousness
Derived:
cheek confront face
noun Sense 7
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
"he claims that the present administration is corrupt"
"the governance of an association is responsible to its members"
"he quickly became rec"
Type of:
body
Kinds of:
Curia top brass executive judiciary bench
Has parts:
government authorities regime
Derived:
form organize organise mastermind engineer
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
3
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wind instrument wind baritone baritone horn bass horn sousaphone tuba memorial monument decoration ornament ornamentation