Dictionary

Explore meaning, context, and usage with an online dictionary experience optimized for multilingual workflows.

Clear

Try these words

Meaning of brass

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

brass

Pronunciation:/bɹɑːs//bɹæs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

  2. A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments

  3. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.

  4. The colour of brass.

verb

Definitions

  1. To coat with brass.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.

  2. Of the colour of brass.

  3. Impertinent, bold: brazen.

  4. Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.

brass

Pronunciation:/bɹɑːs//bɹæs/

noun

Definitions

  1. Brass in pocket; money.

  2. A brass nail; a prostitute.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Brass monkey; cold.