Brass

/bɹɑːs/ · noun

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
2. (music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments.
3. Spent cartridge casings (usually made of brass): the part of the cartridge left over after bullets or shells have been fired.
4. (uncountable) The color of brass (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
5. (military, business or other organizations, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonymic) High-ranking officers: the brass hats.
6. (uncountable, informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.
7. (slang, dated, Northern England) Money.
8. Inferior composition.

Example Sentences

A few measures later, the brass comes in strong!

The brass are not going to like this.

The brass is not going to like this.

I don't want to keep the brass waiting, Chief.

You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!

Maybe (probably so), but it's rare someone is brass enough to post a msg for all to see asking for a software key, that the vast majority have paid for in support of the development effort.

After cornering the dutch auction, the seller was brass enough to send him the whole lot without one.

Try to keep in mind that not all of his converts are brass enough to challenge the benzo pushers in this group, …

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• brasses
• more brass
• most brass
• brassing
• brassed

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