brasses

Meanings

Noun

• an alloy of copper and zinc
• 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
• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
• impudent aggressiveness
• an ornament or utensil made of brass
• the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
• a memorial made of brass
• plural of brass

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of brass

Synonyms

administration, boldness, brass, brass instrument, brass section, cheek, establishment, face, governance, governing body, memorial tablet, nerve, organisation, organization, plaque