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Quick definitions from WordNet (brush)
▸ noun: contact with something dangerous or undesirable ("I had a brush with danger on my way to work")
▸ noun: the act of brushing your hair ("He gave his hair a quick brush")
▸ noun: the act of brushing your teeth ("The dentist recommended two brushes a day")
▸ noun: a minor short-term fight
▸ noun: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
▸ noun: conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
▸ noun: momentary contact
▸ noun: a dense growth of bushes
▸ verb: remove with or as if with a brush ("Brush away the crumbs")
▸ verb: touch lightly and briefly ("He brushed the wall lightly")
▸ verb: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush ("Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket")
▸ verb: clean with a brush ("She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet")
▸ verb: cover by brushing ("Brush the bread with melted butter")
▸ verb: sweep across or over ("Her long skirt brushed the floor")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5206)
▸ Also see brushs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to brush
▸ Usage examples for brush
▸ Idioms related to brush (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing brush
▸ Words that often appear near brush
▸ Rhymes of brush
▸ Invented words related to brush
▸ noun: contact with something dangerous or undesirable ("I had a brush with danger on my way to work")
▸ noun: the act of brushing your hair ("He gave his hair a quick brush")
▸ noun: the act of brushing your teeth ("The dentist recommended two brushes a day")
▸ noun: a minor short-term fight
▸ noun: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
▸ noun: conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
▸ noun: momentary contact
▸ noun: a dense growth of bushes
▸ verb: remove with or as if with a brush ("Brush away the crumbs")
▸ verb: touch lightly and briefly ("He brushed the wall lightly")
▸ verb: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush ("Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket")
▸ verb: clean with a brush ("She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet")
▸ verb: cover by brushing ("Brush the bread with melted butter")
▸ verb: sweep across or over ("Her long skirt brushed the floor")
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5206)
▸ Also see brushs
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to brush
▸ Usage examples for brush
▸ Idioms related to brush (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing brush
▸ Words that often appear near brush
▸ Rhymes of brush
▸ Invented words related to brush