brass
noun
adjective
Origin of brass
Synonyms for brass
Related Words for brass
presumption, confidence, impertinence, cheek, impudence, audacity, assumption, brashness, rudeness, gall, chutzpah, insolence, effronteryExamples from the Web for brass
Contemporary Examples of brass
So maybe we should take a lesson from women with brass ovaries: comedy and feminism are longstanding bedfellows.
At BeyondVape there is a board where people can record their last tobacco cigarette in brass, a way of committing to vaping.
The whole town was in a drunken reverie, singing and dancing to brass bands with the tribal beat of the Basques.
The Riveters boast capos (chant leaders), tifos (giant club-support banners), drums, brass, and flags.
Ted tugged at the brass buttons of her red, wool-crepe dress.
Historical Examples of brass
I will go further, and admit that the brass plates may not all be frauds.
A Treatise on Parents and ChildrenGeorge Bernard Shaw
The visitor's advent was announced again by the brass knocker on the front door.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
To effect a change of ownership with the candid concomitance of a brass band.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
Will you give us each a bracelet of brass as well as the rifles?
The Monster MenEdgar Rice Burroughs
Kirkwood smiled grimly, with a face of brass, impenetrable, inflexible.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance