brass
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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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | wind, wind instrument, |
| definition | : | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bugle, |
| definition | : | a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | clarion, |
| definition | : | a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cornet, horn, trump, trumpet, |
| definition | : | a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fluegelhorn, flugelhorn, |
| definition | : | a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | french horn, horn, |
| definition | : | a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | saxhorn, |
| definition | : | any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trombone, |
| definition | : | a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | valve, |
| definition | : | device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone (noun.artifact) |
2. a memorial made of brass (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | memorial, monument, |
| definition | : | a structure erected to commemorate persons or events (noun.artifact) |
3. an ornament or utensil made of brass (noun.artifact)
4. impudent aggressiveness (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | aggressiveness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being bold and enterprising (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | audaciousness, audacity, |
| definition | : | aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery (noun.attribute) |
5. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | body, |
| definition | : | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | curia, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | top brass, |
| definition | : | the most important persons in a governing body (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | executive, |
| definition | : | persons who administer the law (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | bench, judiciary, |
| definition | : | persons who administer justice (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | county council, |
| definition | : | the elected governing body of a county (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | management, |
| definition | : | those in charge of running a business (noun.group) |
| part meronym | : | authorities, government, regime, |
| definition | : | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit (noun.group) |
6. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | section, |
| definition | : | a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | trumpet section, |
| definition | : | the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets (noun.group) |
7. an alloy of copper and zinc (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | copper-base alloy, |
| definition | : | any alloy whose principal component is copper (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | alpha brass, |
| definition | : | an alloy of brass and zinc; used mainly for cold working (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | bearing brass, |
| definition | : | a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cartridge brass, |
| definition | : | an alloy of copper and zinc (containing about 30% zinc) that is wrought into cartridges or tubing (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | gilding metal, |
| definition | : | a brass that is rich in copper; used to make articles that were to be gilded (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | high brass, |
| definition | : | brass with 35% zinc (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | latten, |
| definition | : | brass (or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets; formerly used for church utensils (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | low brass, |
| definition | : | brass with 30% (or less) zinc (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ormolu, |
| definition | : | brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | guinea gold, red brass, |
| definition | : | brass with enough copper to give it a reddish tint; used for plumbing pipe and other brass hardware and in cheap jewelry (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | atomic number 29, copper, cu, |
| definition | : | a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor (noun.substance) |
8. 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 (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | brasslike, brassy, |
| definition | : | resembling the sound of a brass instrument (adj.pert) |
9. impudent aggressiveness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | cheek, |
| definition | : | speak impudently to (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | confront, face, |
| definition | : | oppose, as in hostility or a competition (verb.competition) |
10. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
| derivation | : | administer, administrate, |
| definition | : | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | organise, organize, |
| definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
11. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments (noun.group)
| derivation | : | brasslike, brassy, |
| definition | : | resembling the sound of a brass instrument (adj.pert) |
12. 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 (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | brasslike, brassy, |
| definition | : | resembling the sound of a brass instrument (adj.pert) |
13. impudent aggressiveness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | cheek, |
| definition | : | speak impudently to (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | confront, face, |
| definition | : | oppose, as in hostility or a competition (verb.competition) |
14. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something (noun.group)
| derivation | : | administer, administrate, |
| definition | : | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | organise, organize, |
| definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
15. the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments (noun.group)
| derivation | : | brasslike, brassy, |
| definition | : | resembling the sound of a brass instrument (adj.pert) |
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