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brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

the act of brushing your teeth

Type	Words
Synonyms	brushing
Type of	dental care

the dentist recommended two brushes a day.

brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

a dense growth of bushes

Type	Words
Synonyms	brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
Type of	flora, vegetation, botany
Has types	underbrush, canebrake, brake, spinney, undergrowth, underwood
Derivation	brushy

brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

the act of brushing your hair

Type	Words
Synonyms	brushing
Type of	hair care, haircare, hairdressing

he gave his hair a quick brush.

brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

momentary contact

Type	Words
Synonyms	light touch
Type of	touch, touching

brush::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

sweep across or over

Type	Words
Synonyms	sweep
Type of	move
Verb group	sweep, sail

Her long skirt brushed the floor.

brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

a minor short-term fight

Type	Words
Synonyms	clash, encounter, skirmish
Type of	fight, fighting, scrap, combat
Has types	contretemps

brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

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

Type	Words
Type of	tail

brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

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

Type	Words
Type of	implement
Has types	toothbrush, bristle brush, clothesbrush, bottlebrush, hairbrush, nailbrush, paintbrush, sable, sable's hair pencil, sable brush, scrub brush, scrubber, scrubbing brush, shaving brush

brush::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

clean with a brush

Type	Words
Type of	clean, make clean

She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet.

brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

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

Type	Words
Type of	electrical device

brush::noun | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

contact with something dangerous or undesirable

Type	Words
Type of	contact

I had a brush with danger on my way to work.

he tried to avoid any brushes with the police.

brush::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

cover by brushing

Type	Words
Type of	cover

brush the bread with melted butter.

brush::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

remove with or as if with a brush

Type	Words
Type of	withdraw, remove, take, take away

brush away the crumbs.

brush the dust from the jacket.

brush aside the objections.

brush::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

Type	Words
Type of	rub

Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket.

brush::verb | Spocien Dictionary

brush

/brəʃ/

touch lightly and briefly

Type	Words
Type of	touch
Has types	flick, rake, crease, graze
Verb group	sweep

He brushed the wall lightly.