brass

brass has 14 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• n.. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals.
• n.. A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.
• n.. Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.
• n.. Impudence; a brazen face.
• n.. Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.
• n.. A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.
• n.. Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.
• n.. 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
• n.. a memorial made of brass
• n.. an ornament or utensil made of brass
• n.. impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
• n.. 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"