English > brass: 7 senses > noun 2, artifactMeaning | 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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Synonym | brass instrument |
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Parts | valve | device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone |
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Narrower | French horn, horn | A brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves |
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baritone, baritone horn | The second lowest brass wind instrument |
bass horn, sousaphone, tuba | The lowest brass wind instrument |
bugle | A brass instrument without valves |
clarion | A medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone |
cornet, horn, trumpet, trump | A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone |
flugelhorn, fluegelhorn | A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore |
saxhorn | Any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves |
trombone | A brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide |
Broader | wind instrument, wind | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
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Spanish | instrumentos de metal, metal, metal viento |
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Catalan | instrument de música de metall |
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Adjectives | brassy, brasslike | resembling the sound of a brass instrument |
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English > brass: 7 senses > noun 3, groupMeaning | 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 |
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Members | advisory board, planning board | A board appointed to advise the chief administrator / administrator |
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Part of | government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
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Parts | hierarchy, power structure, pecking order | The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
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Narrower | Curia | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church |
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county council | The elected governing body of a county |
executive | persons who administer the law |
government officials, officialdom | People elected or appointed to administer a government |
judiciary, bench | persons who administer justice |
management | Those in charge of running a business |
top brass | The most important persons in a governing body |
Broader | body | A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity |
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Spanish | administración, administración pública, gerencia, gobernanza, organización |
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Catalan | administració, gerència, organització |
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