Brush Word Meaning

Word: Brush
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:

Middle English: noun from Old French broisse; verb partly from Old French brosser ‘to sweep’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: brʌʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, or arranging the hair

Short Definition:

implement with bristles

Examples:
  • a shaving brush
Definition:

a light and fleeting touch

Short Definition:

light quick touch

Examples:
  • the lightest brush of his lips against her cheek
Definition:

the bushy tail of a fox.

Short Definition:

tail of fox

Definition:

a drumstick with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound on drums or cymbals.

Short Definition:

drumstick with long bristles

Definition:

a piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator.

Short Definition:

electrical contact

Definition:

women regarded sexually

Short Definition:

girls or women regarded sexually

Examples:
  • ‘Beer first, brush later.’
Word: Brush
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: brʌʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing

Short Definition:

remove dust or dirt

Examples:
  • we'll be able to brush the mud off easily
Definition:

touch something lightly and gently

Short Definition:

touch lightly

Examples:
  • their fingers brushed as she took the glass from him
  • as I swim in the lagoon I feel fish brush up against my legs
  • stems of grass brush against her legs
  • his lips brushed her cheek

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