NOUN | substance | brass | an alloy of copper and zinc |
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artifact | brass, brass instrument | 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 | |
group | brass, administration, governance, governing body, establishment, organization, organisation | the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | |
attribute | brass, boldness, nerve, face, cheek | impudent aggressiveness | |
artifact | brass | an ornament or utensil made of brass | |
group | brass, brass section | the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments | |
artifact | brass, memorial tablet, plaque | a memorial made of brass |
Sounds | brae's | |
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Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... |
Meaning | An alloy of copper and zinc. | |
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Narrower | alpha-beta brass, Muntz metal, yellow metal | A brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass |
alpha brass | An alloy of brass and zinc | |
bearing brass | A brass bushing or a lining for a bearing | |
cartridge brass | An alloy of copper and zinc (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing | |
gilding metal | A brass that is rich in copper | |
high brass | brass with 35% zinc | |
latten | brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets | |
low brass | brass with 30% (or less) zinc | |
ormolu | brass that looks like gold | |
red brass, guinea gold | brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint | |
Broader | copper-base alloy | Any alloy whose principal component is copper |
Substances | copper, Cu, atomic number 29 | A ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element |
Spanish | latón | |
Catalan | llautó | |
Adjectives | brazen | made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness) |
Meaning | impudent aggressiveness. | |
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Synonyms | boldness, nerve, face, cheek | |
Narrower | audacity, audaciousness | aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery |
Broader | aggressiveness | The quality of being bold and enterprising |
Spanish | atrevimiento, audacia, cara dura, cara, descaro, desfachatez, desvergüenza, osadía, sangre fría, temeridad, valor | |
Catalan | barra, cara, desvergonyiment, gosadia, nervi, sang freda, temeritat | |
Adjectives | brassy | unrestrained by convention or propriety |
Meaning | An ornament or utensil made of brass. | |
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Broader | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | Something used to beautify |
Spanish | latonería |
Meaning | The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments. | |
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Synonym | brass section | |
Narrower | trumpet section | The section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets |
Broader | section | A division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class |
Spanish | sección de metal | |
Adjectives | brassy | resembling the sound of a brass instrument |
Meaning | A memorial made of brass. | |
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Synonyms | memorial tablet, plaque | |
Broader | memorial, monument | A structure erected to commemorate persons or events |
Spanish | placa conmemorativa, placa | |
Catalan | placa commemorativa, placa |
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