Defenition of the word brush

• Defenition of the word brush

  • A spring-loaded electrical contact that connects the rotor and armature of a motor or generator.
  • An implement with a handle, and a head with multiple more or less flexible bristles, used for painting.
  • An implement with a handle, and a head with multiple more or less flexible bristles, used for arranging hair.
  • To clean with a brush.
  • To clean teeth with a brush.
  • To apply with a brush.
  • To touch with a sweeping motion.
  • To remove with a sweeping motion.
  • To untangle or arrange (hair) with a brush.
  • an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
  • conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
  • remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs" ; "brush aside the objections"
  • touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
  • rub with a brush, or as if with a brush: "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
  • clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
  • cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"
  • the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
  • the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
  • a dense growth of bushes
  • a minor short-term fight
  • momentary contact
  • sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
  • a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"
  • contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
  • remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
  • rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
  • contact with something dangerous or undesirable
  • the act of brushing your hair
  • the act of brushing your teeth
  • a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
  • remove with or as if with a brush
  • touch lightly and briefly
  • rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
  • clean with a brush
  • cover by brushing
  • sweep across or over

Synonyms for the word brush

• • brushing
  • brushwood
  • clash
  • coppice
  • copse
  • encounter
  • kiss
  • light touch
  • skirmish
  • sweep
  • thicket

Meronymys for the word brush

• • bristle
  • electric motor
  • generator
  • grip
  • handgrip
  • handle
  • hold

Hyponyms for the word brush

• • bottlebrush
  • brake
  • bristle brush
  • canebrake
  • clothesbrush
  • contretemps
  • crease
  • flick
  • graze
  • hairbrush
  • nailbrush
  • paintbrush
  • rake
  • sable
  • sable brush
  • sable's hair pencil
  • scrub brush
  • scrubber
  • scrubbing brush
  • shaving brush
  • spinney
  • toothbrush
  • underbrush
  • undergrowth
  • underwood

Hypernyms for the word brush

• • botany
  • clean
  • combat
  • contact
  • cover
  • dental care
  • electrical device
  • fight
  • fighting
  • flora
  • hair care
  • haircare
  • hairdressing
  • implement
  • make clean
  • move
  • remove
  • rub
  • scrap
  • tail
  • take
  • take away
  • touch
  • touching
  • vegetation
  • withdraw

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