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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:
alpha-beta brass, Muntz metal, yellow metal; alpha brass; bearing brass; cartridge brass; gilding metal; high brass; latten; low brass; ormolu; red brass, guinea gold
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:
baritone, baritone horn; bass horn, sousaphone, tuba; bugle; clarion; cornet, horn, trumpet, trump; flugelhorn, fluegelhorn; French horn, horn; saxhorn; trombone
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:
Curia; top brass; executive; judiciary, bench; county council; government officials, officialdom; management
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