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Brush (Noun)

Meaning 1

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

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • The red fox's magnificent brush swished back and forth as it darted through the underbrush.
  • A small section of the fox's brush was tangled with twigs and leaves from its earlier adventures.
  • The Arctic fox's white brush was a beautiful sight against the snowy landscape.
  • As the fox curled up to sleep, its bushy brush wrapped protectively around its side.
  • The young fox's brush was still growing in, but it was already starting to show a distinctive black tip.

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

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 4

Momentary contact.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

  • Light Touch

Hypernyms

  • Touching

Related Words

  • Brush (verb)

Meaning 5

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

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • She used a soft-bristled brush to gently sweep away the dust from the antique vase.
  • The painter dipped her brush into the vibrant red paint, ready to add the finishing touches to the canvas.
  • After washing her hair, she used a wide-toothed brush to detangle the knots.
  • The carpenter chose a stiff-bristled brush to apply the wood stain evenly to the table surface.
  • He carefully cleaned the delicate clockwork mechanism with a small, fine-haired brush.

Hyponyms

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

Related Words

  • Brush (verb)

Meaning 6

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

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Brushing

Meaning 7

A minor short-term fight.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The two siblings had a brush with each other over the last cookie in the jar, but it quickly blew over.
  • The coworkers had a brief brush over who would present the main idea in the meeting, but they soon apologized and made up.
  • The friends had a minor brush over whose turn it was to pay for dinner, but they laughed it off and split the bill.
  • The kids had a little brush in the playground, but the teacher stepped in and helped them work it out.
  • The roommates had a small brush about the noise levels, but they talked it through and found a compromise.

Synonyms

  • Clash
  • Skirmish
  • Encounter

Hypernyms

  • Combat
  • Fighting
  • Scrap

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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