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brass

9 definitions • 9 examples
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a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc:

Examples:

The door handles were made of brass.
2
the group of brass instruments or players in a band or orchestra:

Examples:

The brass seems to me to be too loud in this recording.
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a thin piece of brass on the floor or wall in a church, with a picture or writing cut into it:

Examples:

The church has several beautiful medieval brasses.
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Examples:

I don't know how she has the brass to do it.
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money
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a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc:

Examples:

brass lamps
brass door handles
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high-ranking officers in an organization, esp. the military:

Examples:

The Pentagon brass went along with the plan but they were not happy about it.
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(of a musical instrument) made of a metal tube bent into a particular shape and played by blowing:

Examples:

The trumpet and the trombone are brass instruments.
He plays in the brass section of the orchestra.
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