n.
1.an alloy of copper and zinc
2.a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
3.the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
4.impudent aggressiveness
5.an ornament or utensil made of brass
6.the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
7.a memorial made of brass
Idiom of the Day
a cut above (someone or something)
a little better than someone or something
The new principal is a cut above the previous one.
