brass
21brass — brassish, adj. /bras, brahs/, n. 1. any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc. 2. a utensil, ornament, or other article made of such an alloy. 3. Music. a. See brass instrument. b. brass instruments collectively in a band… …
22brass — [[t]brɑ͟ːs, bræ̱s[/t]] brasses 1) N UNCOUNT Brass is a yellow coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments. The instrument is beautifully made in brass. 2) N COUNT: usu the N in sing …
23brass */*/ — UK [brɑːs] / US [bræs] noun Word forms brass : singular brass plural brasses 1) a) [uncountable] a shiny yellow metal that is used for making musical instruments and objects such as door handles. It is a mixture of copper and zinc curtain rails… …
24brass — noun 1》 a yellow alloy of copper and zinc. ↘(also horse brass) Brit. a flat brass ornament for the harness of a draught horse. ↘a memorial consisting of a flat piece of inscribed brass set into the wall or floor of a church. ↘a brass… …
25brass — /bras / (say brahs) noun 1. a durable, malleable, and ductile yellow alloy, consisting essentially of copper and zinc. 2. a utensil, ornament, or other article made of brass. 3. Machinery a bearing, bush, or the like. 4. the group of musical… …
26brass — Synonyms and related words: ADC, CO, Establishment, German band, OD, Philharmonic, VIP, aide, aide de camp, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, arch, aristocracy, aureate, ballad horn, band, baritone, baron, barons, barrow, bass horn, big… …
27brass — n. (colloq.) officers 1) air force; army; navy; Pentagon brass 2) the top brass daring 3) the brass to + inf. (she had the brass to ask for a raise) * * * [brɑːs] Pentagon brass army navy (colloq.) [ officers ] air force …
28brass — noun 1 metal ADJECTIVE ▪ gleaming, polished, shiny ▪ solid VERB + BRASS ▪ be made from/in/of/out of ▪ candle …
29brass — 1. noun /bɹɑːs,bɹæs/ a) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. The brass are not going to like this. b) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that us …
30brass — [OE] Related forms occur in one or two other Germanic languages (such as Middle Low German bras, which meant simply ‘metal’), but essentially brass is a mystery word, of unknown ancestry. Its association with ‘effrontery’ begins in the late 16th… …
