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brass
Noun
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Brass is a shiny yellow-orange metal.
The brass chest only has one key.
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The brass is the group of musical instruments that are made of brass.
The brass family of instruments includes tubas, trombones, and trumpets.
works
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noun
(= plant)
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
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noun
(= deeds)
performance of moral or religious acts
salvation by deeds
the reward for good works
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noun
(= whole shebang, whole caboodle, full treatment)
everything available; usually preceded by 'the'
we saw the whole shebang
a hotdog with the works
we took on the whole caboodle
for $10 you get the full treatment
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noun
the internal mechanism of a device