noun

1. BRASS, 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
2. BRASS, a memorial made of brass
3. BRASS, an ornament or utensil made of brass
4. BRASS, impudent aggressiveness
5. BRASS, the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
6. BRASS, the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
7. BRASS, an alloy of copper and zinc
8. BRASS, a yellow metal that is made by combining copper and zinc
9. BRASS, musical instruments (such as trumpets, trombones, and tubas) that are made of brass
10. BRASS, bright metal objects made of brass

1. a candlestick made of brass
2. The whole orchestra—the strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass—began to play.
3. The brasses began to play.