1syllable
brass
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Definitions ofbrass
1noun
- A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
- A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments
- Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.
- The colour of brass.
- (used as a singular or plural noun, metonym) High-ranking officers.
Example: "The brass are not going to like this."
- A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.
Example: "You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!"
- Money.
- Inferior composition.
1verb
- To coat with brass.
1adjective
- Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
- Of the colour of brass.
- Impertinent, bold: brazen.
- Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
- Of inferior composition.
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