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brass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | administration, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization |
| Type of | body |
| Has types | curia, county council, officialdom, bench, top brass, judiciary, government officials, management, executive |
brass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brass instrument |
| Type of | wind instrument, wind |
| Has types | clarion, baritone, baritone horn, bass horn, bugle, cornet, fluegelhorn, flugelhorn, french horn, horn, saxhorn, sousaphone, trombone, trump, trumpet, tuba |
| Derivation | brassy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | memorial tablet, plaque |
| Type of | memorial, monument |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | boldness, cheek, face, nerve |
| Type of | aggressiveness |
| Has types | audaciousness, audacity |
| Derivation | brassy |
brass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brass section |
| Type of | section |
| Has types | trumpet section |
| Derivation | brassy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | copper-base alloy |
| Has types | muntz metal, gilding metal, low brass, latten, guinea gold, high brass, alpha-beta brass, alpha brass, bearing brass, cartridge brass, ormolu, yellow metal, red brass |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | decoration, ornamentation, ornament |
Examples of brass
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Gone are tradition, brass butter lamps, holy juniper water and neck-bone relics.
From the time.com
The torch was made from spun aluminium with a brass finish and a leather handle.
From the bbc.co.uk
The tradition of the brass ring goes back to Medevial Times and knight training.
From the ocregister.com
Once a year, we're always told, the top brass take to the checkouts and shelves.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Instead of a big, blue plaque on the wall of No 125, there's a tiny brass plate.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A brass band was playing and a few people were sufficiently encouraged to dance.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The belligerent statement made there is typically frequent of Indian brass talk.
From the economist.com
Would the Broncos brass really think about letting the fans have what they want?
From the denverpost.com
In the living room, the raised fireplace has a door trimmed in brass and copper.
From the latimes.com
- An alloy of copper and zinc
- A wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
- Administration: 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 recognized as a member of ...
- Boldness: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
- An ornament or utensil made of brass
- Brass section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
- Brass is a 2005 album by the video game music/progressive rock group Minibosses.
- Brass is a Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Twon-Brass on the coast. It has a coastline of approximately 90 km on the Bight of Bonny. Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the Edumanom National Forest.
- Brass (Sean Watanabe) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Marvel Comics Presents #65.
