BRUSH

/bɹʌʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. verb rub with a brush, or as if with a brush.
  2. verb touch lightly and briefly.
  3. verb clean with a brush.
  4. verb sweep across or over. — synonyms: sweep
  5. verb remove with or as if with a brush.
  6. verb cover by brushing.
  7. noun a dense growth of bushes. — synonyms: brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
  8. noun an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle.
  9. noun momentary contact. — synonyms: light_touch
  10. noun conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor.
  11. noun a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox).
  12. noun a minor short-term fight. — synonyms: clash, encounter, skirmish
  13. noun the act of brushing your teeth. — synonyms: brushing
  14. noun the act of brushing your hair. — synonyms: brushing
  15. noun contact with something dangerous or undesirable.

Examples

  • “She gave her hair a quick brush.”
  • “He has had brushes with communism from time to time.”
  • “donwloading brushes for Photoshop”

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