brass

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search
Wikipedia-logo.png
Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Contents

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology

From Old English bræs.

[edit] Noun

Singular
brass

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural brasses

brass (countable and uncountable; plural brasses)

  1. A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
  2. (music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound.
  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.
    brass colour:    
  5. (military) (used as a singular or plural noun) High-ranking officers.
    The brass are not going to like this.
    The brass is not going to like this.
  6. (informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude.
    You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!
  7. (slang; also brass in pocket) Money.
  8. (slang; from brass nail; countable) A prostitute.
  9. (slang; from brass monkey) Cold.

[edit] Translations

alloy of copper and zinc
class of wind instruments
spent shell casings
colour of brass
high-ranking military officers
informal: a brave or foolhardy attitude
slang: money
slang: a prostitute

[edit] Adjective

brass (comparative more brass, superlative most brass)

Positive
brass

Comparative
more brass

Superlative
most brass
  1. (not comparable) Made of brass.
  2. of the colour of brass.
  3. (slang) Bad, annoying.
  4. Related to brass instruments.

[edit] Translations

made of brass
colour of brass
bad, annoying
related to brass instruments

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

[edit] See also

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brass"