English > brass: 7 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | 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, group| Meaning | 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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