brass Who acts: Brass, you, muck, top brass, boldness, He · What happens: be, make, mix, blow, mean, have · To what, where: shiny yellow metal, copper, musical instruments, trumpets, important people, charge · Speech: someone speaks here
«brass» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: brass in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Brass is a shiny yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc.
nsubj cop det amod amod acl mark advcl obj cc conj punct root Brass NOUN is AUX a DET shiny ADJ yellow ADJ metal NOUN made VERB by SCONJ mixing VERB copper NOUN and CCONJ zinc NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 6 metal nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 metal cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 metal det 4 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 metal amod 5 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 metal amod 6 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 metal acl 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 mixing mark 9 mixing mix VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 made advcl 10 copper copper NOUN Number=Sing 9 mixing obj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 zinc cc 12 zinc zinc NOUN Number=Sing 10 copper conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 metal punct
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1 is a present Brass a shiny yellow metal tree rules 2 make participle a shiny yellow metal not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 mix gerund copper and zinc vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent copper=Patient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 The brass, or brass instruments, are musical instruments like trumpets and trombones that you blow into.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj punct cc compound conj punct cop amod case nmod cc conj obj nsubj acl:relcl case punct root The DET brass NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ brass NOUN instruments NOUN , PUNCT are AUX musical ADJ instruments NOUN like ADP trumpets NOUN and CCONJ trombones NOUN that PRON you PRON blow VERB into ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 brass det 2 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 10 instruments nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 instruments punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 instruments cc 5 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 6 instruments compound 6 instruments instrument NOUN Number=Plur 2 brass conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 brass punct 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 instruments cop 9 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 10 instruments amod 10 instruments instrument NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 like like ADP _ 12 trumpets case 12 trumpets trumpet NOUN Number=Plur 10 instruments nmod 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 trombones cc 14 trombones trombone NOUN Number=Plur 12 trumpets conj 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 17 blow obj 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 blow nsubj 17 blow blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 trumpets acl:relcl 18 into into ADP _ 17 blow case 19 . . PUNCT _ 10 instruments punct
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1 is a present the brass or brass instruments musical instruments like trumpets and trombones tree rules 2 blow present you trumpets and trombones vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent that=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: UK slang — kept apart, not parsed.
Money: «Where there's muck, there's brass».
punct punct advmod expl parataxis nsubj punct expl ccomp nsubj punct punct root Money NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Where ADV there PRON 's VERB muck NOUN , PUNCT there PRON 's VERB brass NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Money money NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 6 's punct 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 Where punct 4 Where where ADV PronType=Rel 6 's advmod 5 there there PRON PronType=Dem 6 's expl 6 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Money parataxis 7 muck muck NOUN Number=Sing 6 's nsubj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 's punct 9 there there PRON PronType=Dem 10 's expl 10 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 's ccomp 11 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 10 's nsubj 12 » » PUNCT _ 10 's punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Money punct
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1 be in a quote present muck there tree rules 2 be in a quote present brass there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
The top brass are the most important people in charge, such as senior officers or bosses.
The tree, 16 words det amod nsubj cop det advmod amod case nmod punct case fixed amod conj cc conj punct root The DET top ADJ brass NOUN are AUX the DET most ADV important ADJ people NOUN in ADP charge NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP senior ADJ officers NOUN or CCONJ bosses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 brass det 2 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brass amod 3 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 people cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 people det 6 most most ADV Degree=Sup 7 important advmod 7 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 8 people amod 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 in in ADP _ 10 charge case 10 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 officers punct 12 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 15 officers case 13 as as ADP _ 12 such fixed 14 senior senior ADJ Degree=Pos 15 officers amod 15 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 8 people conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 bosses cc 17 bosses boss NOUN Number=Plur 15 officers conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 people punct
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1 is a present the top brass the important people and senior officers or bosses charge tree rules
Meaning 5 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Brass, or brass neck, means boldness that is rude: «He had the brass neck to ask for more».
The tree, 18 words nsubj punct cc compound conj punct obj nsubj cop acl:relcl punct punct nsubj ccomp det compound obj mark advcl case obl punct punct root Brass NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ brass NOUN neck NOUN , PUNCT means VERB boldness NOUN that PRON is AUX rude ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON had VERB the DET brass NOUN neck NOUN to PART ask VERB for ADP more ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 neck punct 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 neck cc 4 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 5 neck compound 5 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 1 Brass conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 1 Brass punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 boldness boldness NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 rude nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 rude cop 11 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 8 boldness acl:relcl 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 had punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 had punct 14 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 had nsubj 15 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 means ccomp 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 neck det 17 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 18 neck compound 18 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 15 had obj 19 to to PART _ 20 ask mark 20 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 had advcl 21 for for ADP _ 22 more case 22 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 20 ask obl 23 » » PUNCT _ 15 had punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present Brass or brass neck boldness tree rules 2 is present boldness rude property tree rules 3 have in a quote past He the brass neck vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Patient 4 ask speech: ask in a quote to-infinitive He not said here for more vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The old door had a shiny brass knocker.
det amod nsubj det amod compound obj punct root The DET old ADJ door NOUN had VERB a DET shiny ADJ brass NOUN knocker NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 door det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 door amod 3 door door NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 knocker det 6 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 knocker amod 7 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 8 knocker compound 8 knocker knocker NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the old door a shiny brass knocker vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knocker=Patient
Example 2 My sister plays the trumpet in the school brass band.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case det compound compound obl punct root My PRON sister NOUN plays VERB the DET trumpet NOUN in ADP the DET school NOUN brass NOUN band NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 3 plays nsubj 3 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 trumpet det 5 trumpet trumpet NOUN Number=Sing 3 plays obj 6 in in ADP _ 10 band case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 band det 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 9 brass compound 9 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 10 band compound 10 band band NOUN Number=Sing 3 plays obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 plays punct
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1 play present My sister the trumpet the brass band vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trumpet=Theme
Example 3 Brass is made from copper and zinc.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl cc conj punct root Brass NOUN is AUX made VERB from ADP copper NOUN and CCONJ zinc NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made aux:pass 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 from from ADP _ 5 copper case 5 copper copper NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 zinc cc 7 zinc zinc NOUN Number=Sing 5 copper conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make present · passive Brass copper and zinc vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from copper=Material
Example 4 The top brass came to visit the factory.
det amod nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET top ADJ brass NOUN came VERB to PART visit VERB the DET factory NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 brass det 2 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brass amod 3 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 visit mark 6 visit visit VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 came xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 factory det 8 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 6 visit obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come past the top brass tree rules 2 visit to-infinitive the top brass not said here the factory vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent factory=Co-Agent
Example 5 Let's get down to brass tacks and decide who does what.
obj xcomp advmod mark compound xcomp cc conj nsubj ccomp obj punct root Let VERB 's PRON get VERB down ADV to PART brass NOUN tacks NOUN and CCONJ decide VERB who PRON does VERB what PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 down down ADV _ 3 get advmod 5 to to PART _ 7 tacks mark 6 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 7 tacks compound 7 tacks tack NOUN Number=Plur 3 get xcomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 decide cc 9 decide decide VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 get conj 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 does nsubj 11 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 decide ccomp 12 what what PRON PronType=Int 11 does obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 get down infinitive 's not said here brass tacks down property vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient 3 decide infinitive 's not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 do present vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
Example 6 He walked in as bold as brass without knocking.
nsubj advmod advmod xcomp case obl mark advcl punct root He PRON walked VERB in ADV as ADV bold ADJ as ADP brass NOUN without SCONJ knocking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 walked nsubj 2 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADV _ 2 walked advmod 4 as as ADV _ 5 bold advmod 5 bold bold ADJ Degree=Pos 2 walked xcomp 6 as as ADP _ 7 brass case 7 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 8 without without SCONJ _ 9 knocking mark 9 knocking knock VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 walked advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 walked punct
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1 walk in past He as brass; bold property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 knock gerund He not said here vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient
Example 7 I'm proper brassed off with this homework.
nsubj aux advmod compound:prt case det obl punct root I PRON 'm AUX proper ADV brassed VERB off ADP with ADP this DET homework NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 brassed nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 brassed aux 3 proper properly ADV _ 4 brassed advmod 4 brassed brass VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 off off ADP _ 4 brassed compound:prt 6 with with ADP _ 8 homework case 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 homework det 8 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 4 brassed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 brassed punct
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1 brass off present · passive I with this homework; properly property tree rules
Example 8 Grandad says there's good brass in fixing cars.
nsubj expl ccomp amod nsubj case amod nmod punct root Grandad PROPN says VERB there PRON 's VERB good ADJ brass NOUN in ADP fixing VERB cars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 there there PRON PronType=Dem 4 's expl 4 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 says ccomp 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 6 brass amod 6 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 4 's nsubj 7 in in ADP _ 9 cars case 8 fixing fix VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 cars amod 9 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 6 brass nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Grandad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 be present good brass in fixing cars there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 fix gerund vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 9 It was a blue jacket with brass buttons, quite new.
nsubj cop det amod case compound nmod punct advmod parataxis punct root It PRON was AUX a DET blue ADJ jacket NOUN with ADP brass NOUN buttons NOUN , PUNCT quite ADV new ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 jacket nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 jacket cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 jacket det 4 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 5 jacket amod 5 jacket jacket NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 buttons case 7 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 8 buttons compound 8 buttons button NOUN Number=Plur 5 jacket nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 new punct 10 quite quite ADV _ 11 new advmod 11 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 5 jacket parataxis 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 jacket punct
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1 is a past It a blue jacket with brass buttons tree rules
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