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- [bras, brahs]
- /bræs, brɑs/
- /brɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bras, brahs]
- /bræs, brɑs/
Definitions of brass word
- uncountable noun brass Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments. 3
- uncountable noun brass Brass instruments are musical instruments such as trumpets and horns that you play by blowing into them. 3
- singular noun brass Thebrass is the section of an orchestra which consists of brass wind instruments such as trumpets and horns. 3
- countable noun brass Brasses are flat pieces of brass with writing or a picture cut into them, which are often found in churches. 3
- collectivesingular noun brass In the army or in other organizations, the brass are the people in the highest positions. 3
- noun brass an alloy of copper and zinc containing more than 50 per cent of copper. Alpha brass (containing less than 35 per cent of zinc) is used for most engineering materials requiring forging, pressing, etc. Alpha-beta brass (35–45 per cent zinc) is used for hot working and extrusion. Beta brass (45–50 per cent zinc) is used for castings. Small amounts of other metals, such as lead or tin, may be added 3
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Origin of brass
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; 1945-50 for def 5; Middle English bras, Old English bræs; cognate with Old Frisian bres copper, Middle Low German bras metal
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Parts of speech for Brass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brass popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brass
noun brass
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- impertinence — unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.
- cheek — Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
- impudence — the quality or state of being impudent; effrontery; insolence.
Antonyms for brass
noun brass
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- manners — mainour.
- meekness — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
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