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say it: bras
brass is a noun meaning "an alloy of copper and zinc". It carries 7 recorded senses.
an alloy of copper and zinc
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
the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
“he claims that the present administration is corrupt”
“the governance of an association is responsible to its members”
“he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment”
an ornament or utensil made of brass
the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
a memorial made of brass
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for brass come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.