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      brass
      noun
      (countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
      Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass.
      (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.
      Spent cartridge casings (usually made of brass): the part of the cartridge left over after bullets or shells have been fired.
      (uncountable) The color of brass.
      (military, business or other organizations, uncountable, used as a singular or plural noun, metonymic) High-ranking officers: the brass hats.
      A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a monumental brass.
      (uncountable, informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.
      (countable, slang) A prostitute.
      Inferior composition.
      (slang, dated, Potteries) Money.
      (historical, obsolete) Synonym of brace, a traditional unit of measure equivalent to a fathom (6 feet) or about 1.6 m, especially as the Spanish braza and Portuguese braça, also French brasse.
      verb
      (transitive) To coat with brass.
      adjective
      (informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen.
      Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.
      Of the color of brass.
      (slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.
      (slang) Brass monkey; cold.
      Of inferior composition.
      Synonyms for brass
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      Words related to brass
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