brass

A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments

Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.

The colour of brass.

(used as a singular or plural noun, metonym) High-ranking officers.

“The brass are not going to like this.”

A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.

“You've got a lot of brass telling me to do that!”

Money.

Inferior composition.

To coat with brass.

Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.

Of the colour of brass.

Impertinent, bold: brazen.

Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.

Of inferior composition.

Brass in pocket; money.

A brass nail; a prostitute.

Brass monkey; cold.