brush
/bɹʌʃ/
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair; The act of brushing something
- plural
- brushes
Meanings
- 1
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair
Can I borrow your brush?
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Where can I buy a brush?
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- 2
The act of brushing something
- 3
A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machinerare
- 4
A brush-like electrical discharge of sparksrare
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Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrublandrare
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A short, possibly recurrent encounter or experiencerare
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The furry tail of an animal, especially of a foxrare
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A tuft of hair on the mandiblesrare
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A short contest, or trial, of speedrare
- 10
An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbalsrare