brass

noun

ˈbras How to pronounce brass (audio)
Definition of brassnext
as in nerve
shameless boldness had the brass to demand a refund for something they had broken themselves!

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Recent Examples of brass Latta has met several times with TCU’s upper brass, including Todd Waldvogel, the associate vice chancellor for facilities and campus planning, to talk about the university’s expansion plans. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026 Officials in Arlington Heights remain optimistic the Chicago Bears may again turn their attention toward the Northwest suburbs, even after team brass said Thursday they are focused on a new stadium in Northwest Indiana. — Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 The four new guest suites are each unique, and designed to embrace Nantucket’s coastal landscape with soft blues and greens layered with warm woods, brick hues, and brass accents. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brass
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  1. nerve
  2. gall
  3. arrogance
Noun
  • The brain coordinates muscles and nerves while also processing information about balance, vision and the environment around us.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Briton, an Olympic silver medallist and sixth fastest of all-time at this distance, held his nerve and form in the outside lane.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of nerve
Noun
  • It was followed by oak galls, acorns, aspen buds and mushrooms.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That the earnestness the genre requires galls us cynics, who love to hide in our books, away from all those pesky bodies in the first place?
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gall
Noun
  • Aemond, too, for that matter, while Daemon’s arrogance continues to get Team Black into all sorts of predicaments.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But the league’s own research found that what reads as charisma in Dallas can land as arrogance in Düsseldorf.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrogance

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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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