brassnoun
uk/brɑːs/us/bræs/brass noun (METAL)
C1 [ U ] a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc:
the group of brass instruments or players in a band or orchestra:
[ C ] a thin piece of brass on the floor or wall in a church, with a picture or writing cut into it:
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- It's a musical instrument made of brass, somewhat like a cornet and with a similar compass.
- There was a brass nameplate outside the door saying Dr A. Aslan.
- There was a brass plaque outside the surgery listing the various dentists' names and qualifications.
- He polished the brass till it shone.
- a brass door knob
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Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- amalgam
- arc welding
- cast iron
- Duralumin
- ferromagnetic
- ferromagnetism
- gilt
- heavy metal
- magnetic
- magneto
- metallurgy
- metalwork
- pewter
- silver plate
- soldering iron
- spot-welding
- titanium
- tungsten
- weld
- welder
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brass noun (CONFIDENCE)
[ U ] UK informal complete confidence and lack of fear:
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Confidence & self-assurance
- amour propre
- aplomb
- assertive
- assertiveness training
- assured
- breezy
- bullish
- dogmatic
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- ego
- forwardness
- hold your head (up) high idiom
- positively
- rakish
- safe
- sassy
- self-assertive
- self-assured
- self-belief
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brass noun (MONEY)
[ U ] UK old-fashioned informal money
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Payment methods
- ATM card
- baksheesh
- bank card
- bill
- blank cheque
- cash
- cash card
- cashpoint card
- certified cheque
- direct debit
- giro
- gratuity
- hush money
- per annum
- piece
- smart card
- standing order
- sweetener
- traveller's cheque
- voucher
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Idiom(s)
brassadjective [ before noun ]
uk/brɑːs/us/bræs/(of a musical instrument) made of metal and played by blowing:
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- dulcimer
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- pick
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- viol
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
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