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| NOUN | 1 | brass | An alloy of copper and zinc |
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| 2 | brass, brass instrument | 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 | |
| 3 | brass, administration, governance, governing body, establishment, organization, organisation | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | |
| 4 | brass, boldness, nerve, face, cheek | Impudent aggressiveness | |
| 5 | brass | An ornament or utensil made of brass | |
| 6 | brass, brass section | The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments | |
| 7 | brass, memorial tablet, plaque | A memorial made of brass |
| Sounds | brae's |
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| Rhymes | alas, Alsace, amass, and 44 more rhymes in aes... |
| Meaning | An alloy of copper and zinc. |
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| Substances | copper, Cu, atomic number 29 |
| Broader | copper-base alloy |
| Narrower | alpha-beta brass, Muntz metal, yellow metal; alpha brass; bearing brass; cartridge brass; gilding metal; high brass; latten; low brass; ormolu; red brass, guinea gold |
| Adjectives | brazen |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | brass instrument |
| Parts | valve |
| Broader | wind instrument, wind |
| Narrower | baritone, baritone horn; bass horn, sousaphone, tuba; bugle; clarion; cornet, horn, trumpet, trump; flugelhorn, fluegelhorn; French horn, horn; saxhorn; trombone |
| Adjectives | brassy, brasslike |
| Meaning | The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something. |
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| Synonyms | administration, governance, governing body, establishment, organization, organisation |
| Part of | government, authorities, regime |
| Members | advisory board, planning board |
| Parts | hierarchy, power structure, pecking order |
| Broader | body |
| Narrower | Curia; top brass; executive; judiciary, bench; county council; government officials, officialdom; management |
| Meaning | Impudent aggressiveness. |
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| Synonyms | boldness, nerve, face, cheek |
| Broader | aggressiveness |
| Narrower | audacity, audaciousness |
| Adjectives | brassy; brassy |
| Meaning | An ornament or utensil made of brass. |
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| Broader | decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
| Meaning | The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments. |
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| Synonyms | brass section |
| Broader | section |
| Narrower | trumpet section |
| Adjectives | brassy |
| Meaning | A memorial made of brass. |
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| Synonyms | memorial tablet, plaque |
| Broader | memorial, monument |
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