Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Verb

The word "brass" can be used as noun, adjective and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bed frame big band english church marching band metal objects orchestra

Coordinate Terms

bronze

Dbpedia Genre

jazz

Defined As

alloy of copper and zinc

Derived Terms

Brass Ankles Corinthian brass Dutch brass German brass admiralty brass alpha brass antique brass beta brass bold as brass bow-legged wi' brass brass ankle brass balls brass band brass ceiling brass choir brass farthing brass hat brass in pocket brass instrument brass instrumentalist brass it out brass knuckles brass leaf brass monkey brass monkeys brass nail brass neck brass off brass out brass ovaries brass pounder brass rat brass razoo brass ring brass rubbing brass section brass tacks brass up brass wool brass-balled brass-collar Democrat brass-knuckled brass-neck brass-necked brassboard brassbound brassed off brassen brassfounder brassfounding brassie brassish brasslike brassware brasswind brasswork brassworker brassworking brassworks brassy calamine brass coal brass cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey double in brass firebrass get down to brass tacks green brass high brass horse brass nonbrass not have a brass farthing not worth a brass farthing part brass rags police one's brass red brass rub one's face with a brass candlestick top brass where there's muck there's brass white brass with brass knobs on

Distinct From

gold

Context

metonym military music slang used as singular or plural noun

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

aggressiveness body copper-base alloy decoration memorial monument ornament ornamentation section wind wind instrument

Type Of (IsA)

album alloy alloy of copper bronze conductor copper base alloy decoration family heavy alloy memorial mixture of two other metals plate section wind instrument

Related Terms

French horn Muntz metal althorn braze brazen brazier chalcography cornet euphonium flugelhorn mellophone saxhorn sousaphone trombone trumpet tuba

Related Terms

alloy althorn annoying bad band band instrument bold brass in pocket brass instrument brass monkey brass nail braze brazen brazier bronze chalcography coat cold color copper cornet doorknobs euphonium flugelhorn french horn gold gold metal golden golden color golden metal impertinent impudence instrument instruments latten like like bronze lip mellophone metal metal instrument metallic money muntz metal musical musical instruments officers player plumbing prostitute saxhorn sepulchral similar similar bronze sound sousaphone tablet trombone trumpet trumpet trombone tuba vibration wind instrument woodwind yellow yellow gold zinc

Synonym Network

administration boldness brass section family memorial plate section

Used For

decorative objects making sturdy and shiney objects

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.