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Noun brass has 7 senses
- brass - an alloy of copper and zinc
--1 is a kind of copper-base alloy
--1 has substances: copper, Cu, atomic number 29
--1 has particulars:
- brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
--2 is a kind of wind instrument, wind
--2 has part: valve
--2 has particulars:
- administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
--3 is a kind of body
--3 is a part of government, authorities, regime
--3 has parts: hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
--3 has members: advisory board, planning board
--3 has particulars:
- boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
--4 is a kind of aggressiveness
--4 has particulars: audacity, audaciousness
- brass - an ornament or utensil made of brass
--5 is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
- brass section, brass - the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
--6 is a kind of section
--6 has particulars: trumpet section
- brass, memorial tablet, plaque - a memorial made of brass
--7 is a kind of memorial, monument
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