Brass
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
Framework senses
- §1
- a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
- §2
- a memorial made of brass
- §3
- an ornament or utensil made of brass
- §4
- impudent aggressiveness
- §5
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- §6
- the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
- §7
- an alloy of copper and zinc