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KK Pronunciation

〔 brʌʃ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 brʌʃ 〕


Overview of noun brush

The noun brush has 9 senses


  • brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket -- (a dense growth of bushes)

  • brush -- (an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)

  • brush, light touch -- (momentary contact)

  • brush -- (conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor)

  • brush -- (a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox))

  • brush, clash, encounter, skirmish -- (a minor short-term fight)

  • brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day")

  • brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush")

  • brush -- (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")


Overview of verb brush

The verb brush has 6 senses


  • brush -- (rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket")

  • brush -- (touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly")

  • brush -- (clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet")

  • brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience")

  • brush -- (remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections")

  • brush -- (cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter")