brass vs cheek

brass

noun
  • A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence. 

  • Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass 

  • A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. 

  • A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten 

  • A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments 

  • The colour of brass. 

  • A brass nail; a prostitute. 

  • Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired. 

  • Inferior composition. 

  • High-ranking officers. 

adj
  • Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass. 

  • Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments. 

  • Of the colour of brass. 

  • Impertinent, bold: brazen. 

  • Of inferior composition. 

  • Brass monkey; cold. 

verb
  • To coat with brass. 

cheek

noun
  • Impudence. 

  • The middle section of a flask, made so that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mould. 

  • One of the genae, flat areas on the sides of a trilobite's cephalon. 

  • Either side of an axehead. 

  • The branches of a bridle bit. . 

  • One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides or a similar pair. 

  • The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. 

  • pump-cheek, pump-cheeks, a piece of wood cut out fork-shaped in which the brake is fastened by means of a bolt and can thus move around and move the upper box of the pump up and down 

  • The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts. 

verb
  • To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle. 

  • To be impudent towards. 

  • Don't cheek me, you little rascal! 

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