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Brush (Noun)

Meaning 1

An implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hyponyms

  • Sable Brush
  • Scrubber
  • Scrubbing Brush
  • Sable's Hair Pencil

Related Words

  • Brush (verb)

Meaning 2

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Meaning 3

A minor short-term fight.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Clash
  • Skirmish
  • Encounter

Hypernyms

  • Combat
  • Fighting
  • Scrap

Meaning 4

The act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Brushing

Hypernyms

  • Hairdressing
  • Haircare

Meaning 5

Momentary contact.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

  • Light Touch

Hypernyms

  • Touching

Related Words

  • Brush (verb)

Meaning 6

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

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Meaning 7

The act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Brushing

Meaning 8

A dense growth of bushes.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

  • Brushwood
  • Coppice
  • Copse
  • Thicket

Hypernyms

  • Flora
  • Botany

Hyponyms

  • Underwood
  • Undergrowth

Related Words

  • Brushy (adjective)

Meaning 9

Conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

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