brass
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(noun) a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
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Related Words: French horn, Sousaphone, baritone, baritone horn, bass horn, bugle, clarion, cornet, fluegelhorn, flugelhorn, horn, saxhorn, trombone, trumpet, tuba, wind, wind instrument |
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(noun) a memorial tablet made of brass |
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Synonyms: memorial tablet, plaque |
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Related Words: memorial, monument |
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(noun) an ornament or utensil made of brass |
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Related Words: decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
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(noun) an alloy of copper and zinc |
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Related Words: Muntz metal, alpha brass, alpha-beta brass, bearing brass, cartridge brass, copper-base alloy, gilding metal, guinea gold, high brass, low brass, ormolu, red brass, yellow metal |
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(noun) impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" |
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Synonyms: boldness, cheek, effrontery, face, nerve |
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Related Words: aggressiveness, audaciousness, audacity, chutzpah, hutzpa |
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(noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a governing body and who administer 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" |
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Synonyms: administration, establishment, governance, organisation, organization |
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Related Words: bench, body, executive, government officials, judiciary, management, officialdom |
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