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Word: Brush
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: noun from Old French broisse; verb partly from Old French brosser ‘to sweep’
brʌʃ
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
a light and fleeting touch
Short Definition:light quick touch
Examples:- the lightest brush of his lips against her cheek
the bushy tail of a fox.
Short Definition:tail of fox
a drumstick with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound on drums or cymbals.
Short Definition:drumstick with long bristles
a piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator.
Short Definition:electrical contact
women regarded sexually
Short Definition:girls or women regarded sexually
Examples:- ‘Beer first, brush later.’
Word: Brush
Speech Type: Verb
brʌʃ
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
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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