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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'brass' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions brass noun (es, -) An metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. (music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound. Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired. The colour of brass. <table><tr><td>brass colour: &nbsp;</td><td bgcolor=" C9AE5D?" width="80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table> (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. (informal) A brave or foolhardy attitude. You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that! (slang; also brass in pocket) Money. (slang; from brass nail; countable) A prostitute. Translations:  Dutch: lef French: galonnés German: Messingfarbe Italian: bossolo Spanish: latón adjective  (not comparable) Made of brass. of the colour of brass. (slang) Bad, annoying. Translations:  Dutch: bronzen French: couleur de laiton        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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