brass vs hide

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. 

hide

noun
  • One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril. 

  • A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway. 

  • The skin of an animal. 

  • (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them. 

  • A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes. 

  • A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents. 

verb
  • To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. 

  • To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight. 

  • To beat with a whip made from hide. 

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