Brass vs. Gold

Brassnoun

(uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

Brassnoun

A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten

Brassnoun

Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass

Brassnoun

A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound.

Brassnoun

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

Brassnoun

(uncountable) The colour of brass.

Brassnoun

High-ranking officers.

Brassnoun

A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.

Brassnoun

Money.

Brassnoun

Inferior composition.

Brassnoun

Brass in pocket; money.

Brassnoun

A brass nail; a prostitute.

Brassadjective

Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.

Brassadjective

Of the colour of brass.

Brassadjective

(informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen.

Brassadjective

(slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.

Brassadjective

Of inferior composition.

Brassadjective

(slang) Brass monkey; cold.

Brassverb

to coat with brass

Brassnoun

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals.

Brassnoun

A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.

Brassnoun

Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.

Brassnoun

Impudence; a brazen face.

Brassnoun

Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.

Brassnoun

A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.

Brassnoun

Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.

Brassnoun

an alloy of copper and zinc

Brassnoun

a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

Brassnoun

the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;

Brassnoun

impudent aggressiveness;

Brassnoun

an ornament or utensil made of brass

Brassnoun

the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

Brassnoun

a memorial made of brass

Brass

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other within the same crystal structure.

Goldnoun

(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.

Goldnoun

A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.

Goldnoun

(countable) A bright yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.

Goldnoun

(countable) The bullseye of an archery target.

Goldnoun

(countable) A gold medal.

Goldnoun

(figuratively) Anything or anyone that is very valuable.

Goldnoun

A grill jewellery worn on front teeth made of gold.

Goldnoun

Miscellaneous unit of currency in fantasy genre.

Goldadjective

Made of gold.

Goldadjective

Having the colour of gold.

Goldadjective

(of commercial services) Premium, superior.

Goldadjective

In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.

Goldverb

To pyrolyze or burn food until the color begins to change to a light brown, but not as dark as browning

Goldadverb

of or referring to a gold version of something

Goldnoun

An old English name of some yellow flower, - the marigold (Calendula), according to Dr. Prior, but in Chaucer perhaps the turnsole.

Goldnoun

A metallic element of atomic number 79, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat (melting point 1064.4° C), moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.97.

Goldnoun

Money; riches; wealth.

Goldnoun

A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold.

Goldnoun

Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold.

Goldnoun

coins made of gold

Goldnoun

a deep yellow color;

Goldnoun

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

Goldnoun

great wealth;

Goldnoun

something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.;

Goldadjective

made from or covered with gold;

Goldadjective

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold;

Goldnoun

a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used especially in jewellery and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies.

Goldnoun

an alloy of gold

Goldnoun

a deep lustrous yellow or yellow-brown colour

Goldnoun

coins or other articles made of gold

Goldnoun

money in large sums; wealth

Goldnoun

something considered to be precious, beautiful, or of the most superior quality

Goldnoun

short for gold medal

Goldnoun

the bullseye of an archery target.

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and atomic number 79, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. In a pure form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal.