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brush

/bɹʌʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Brush means: a dense growth of bushes.

Synonyms for brush12

noun, as in a dense growth of bushes

brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket

noun, as in a minor short-term fight

clash, encounter, skirmish

noun, as in momentary contact

light touch

noun, as in the act of brushing your teeth

noun, as in the act of brushing your hair

verb, as in sweep across or over

verb, as in touch lightly and briefly

also used for brush

corposant

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What does brush mean?15

noun

1

a dense growth of bushes

2

a minor short-term fight

3

momentary contact

4

the act of brushing your teeth“the dentist recommended two brushes a day”

5

the act of brushing your hair“he gave his hair a quick brush”

6

an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

7

conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

8

a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

9

contact with something dangerous or undesirable“I had a brush with danger on my way to work”

verb

1

sweep across or over“Her long skirt brushed the floor”

2

touch lightly and briefly“He brushed the wall lightly”

3

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush“Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket”

4

clean with a brush“She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet”

5

remove with or as if with a brush“brush away the crumbs”

6

cover by brushing“brush the bread with melted butter”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with brush?9

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Brush in a sentence

  • Before his date, he made sure to brush his teeth.meshbags
  • If your gums are bleeding, it means that you don't brush your teeth thoroughly.Nylez
  • No matter how sleepy you are, brush your teeth.CK
  • Whoever forgot to brush their teeth, could you please stop breathing?espamatics
  • In the early days, people liked to brush their teeth with ash.deanoeba
  • Put your pajamas on, and go brush your teeth.CK
  • Remember to brush before going to school, champ.Amastan
  • Don't neglect your teeth, brush them every day.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of brush

as a noun

plural
brushes

as a verb

past tense
brushed
present participle
brushing
third-person singular
brushes