Brass | Mean of brass in English Dictionary

/ˈbræs/

• Noun
• a yellow metal that is made by combining copper and zinc
1. a candlestick made of brass
2. a brass candlestick
• musical instruments (such as trumpets, trombones, and tubas) that are made of brass
1. The whole orchestra—the strings, percussion, woodwinds, and brass—began to play.
2. The brasses began to play.
3. He's one of the best brass players in the orchestra.
4. a brass instrument
5. the orchestra's brass section [=the group of musicians in an orchestra who play brass instruments]
• bright metal objects made of brass
1. polishing the brass and the silver

• the people in the highest positions in an organization (such as the military or a business)
1. Navy brass [=top brass] met earlier today.
2. The brass met earlier today.
3. The company brass have/has decided that no action is necessary at this time.
• to start to discuss or consider the most important details or facts about something
1. We finally got down to brass tacks and decided to work out a schedule for the project.