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brash /bræ ʃ/ (brasher , brashest ) ADJ If you describe someone or their behaviour as brash , you disapprove of them because you think that they are too confident and aggressive. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  On stage she seems hard, brash and uncompromising. ●  brash|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  I brashly announced to the group that NATO needed to be turned around. ●  brash|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  He was a typical showman with a brashness bordering on arrogance.

brass /brɑː s, bræ s/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Brass is a yellow-coloured metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments. □  The instrument is beautifully made in brass.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Brass instruments are musical instruments such as trumpets and horns that you play by blowing into them.

3 N‑SING The brass is the section of an orchestra which consists of brass wind instruments such as trumpets and horns.

4 PHRASE If you get down to brass tacks , you discuss the basic, most important facts of a situation. □  Let's take a quick look round and then we can get down to brass tacks.

bra ss ba nd (brass bands ) N‑COUNT A brass band is a band that is made up of brass and percussion instruments.

bras|se|rie /bræ səri, [AM ] -riː / (brasseries ) N‑COUNT A brasserie is a small and usually cheap restaurant or bar.

bras|si|ca /bræ s I kə/ (brassicas ) N‑COUNT [oft N n] Brassicas are vegetables such as cabbages, broccoli and turnips.

bras|siere /bræ ziə ^r , [AM ] brəz I r/ (brassieres ) N‑COUNT A brassiere is the same as a bra . [OLD-FASHIONED ]

bra ss rub|bing (brass rubbings ) N‑COUNT A brass rubbing is a picture made by placing a piece of paper over a brass plate that has writing or a picture on it, and rubbing it with a wax crayon.

brassy /brɑː si, bræ si/ (brassier , brassiest )

1 ADJ Brassy music is bold, harsh, and loud. □  Musicians blast their brassy jazz from street corners.

2 ADJ If you describe a woman's appearance or her behaviour as brassy , you think that she does not have good taste, and that she dresses or behaves in a way that is too loud or vulgar. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …Alec and his brassy blonde wife.

3 ADJ Something that is brassy has a yellow metallic colour and sometimes looks cheap. □  …a woman with big brassy ear-rings.

brat /bræ t/ (brats ) N‑COUNT If you call someone, especially a child, a brat , you mean that he or she behaves badly or annoys you. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  He's a spoilt brat.

bra t pack (brat packs ) N‑COUNT A brat pack is a group of young people, especially actors or writers, who are popular or successful at the moment. [JOURNALISM ] □  …the Hollywood Brat Pack.

bra|va|do /brəvɑː doʊ/ N‑UNCOUNT Bravado is an appearance of courage or confidence that someone shows in order to impress other people. □  'You won't get away with this,' he said with unexpected bravado.

brave ◆◇◇ /bre I v/ (braver , bravest , braves , braving , braved )

1 ADJ Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations. □  He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents. □  …those brave people who dared to challenge the Stalinist regimes. ●  brave|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □  Mr Kim bravely stood up to authority.

2 VERB If you brave unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something. [WRITTEN ] □ [V n] Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support.

3 PHRASE If someone is putting on a brave face or is putting a brave face on a difficult situation, they are pretending that they are happy or satisfied when they are not. □  He felt disappointed but he tried to put on a brave face.