Unscramble brass

Definition of brass

noun:

• an alloy of copper and zinc.
• 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. Synonyms: brass instrument.
• the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt", "the governance of an association is responsible to its members", "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment". Synonyms: administration, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization.
• impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness", "he had the effrontery to question my honesty". Synonyms: boldness, cheek, face, nerve.
• an ornament or utensil made of brass.
• the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments. Synonyms: brass section.
• a memorial made of brass. Synonyms: memorial tablet, plaque.

Related words

audaciousness, audacity, baritone, bench, bugle, clarion, cornet, executive, fluegelhorn, flugelhorn, horn, judiciary, latten, management, officialdom, ormolu, saxhorn, sousaphone, trombone, trump, trumpet, tuba.

Words nearby

bass, brash, brassy, briss, crass, grass.

Rhymes with

alas, alsace, amass, ass, bass, chasse, class, crass, crevasse, das, gas, glass, grass, harass, impasse, lass, last, mass, masse, morass.