BRASS

Brass

Brass is an alloy made of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.

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brass

Noun

  1. A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
  2. A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound.
  3. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.
  4. The colour of brass.
  5. High-ranking officers.
    The brass are not going to like this.
    The brass is not going to like this.
  6. A brave or foolhardy attitude.
    You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!
  7. Money.
  8. Inferior composition.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Brass in pocket; money.
  2. A brass nail; a prostitute.

Adjective

  1. Of the colour of brass.
  2. Impertinent, bold: brazen.
  3. Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
  4. Of inferior composition.

Adjective (etymology 2)

  1. Brass monkey; cold.


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