brush
/bɹʌʃ/noun, verb1 syllable
Brush means: a dense growth of bushes.
Synonyms for brush12
noun, as in a dense growth of bushes
noun, as in momentary contact
noun, as in the act of brushing your teeth
noun, as in the act of brushing your hair
verb, as in touch lightly and briefly
What does brush mean?15
noun
a dense growth of bushes
a minor short-term fight
momentary contact
the act of brushing your teeth“the dentist recommended two brushes a day”
the act of brushing your hair“he gave his hair a quick 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
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
contact with something dangerous or undesirable“I had a brush with danger on my way to work”
verb
sweep across or over“Her long skirt brushed the floor”
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”
remove with or as if with a brush“brush away the crumbs”
cover by brushing“brush the bread with melted butter”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with brush?9
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