brass

Noun

• a memorial made of brass

• the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

• an ornament or utensil made of brass

• impudent aggressiveness
  • I couldn't believe her boldness
    
  • he had the effrontery to question my honesty
    

• 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
    

• 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

• an alloy of copper and zinc

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  memorial tablet , plaque , brass section , boldness , nerve , face , cheek , administration , governance , governing body , establishment , organization , organisation , brass instrument