Brush
nounNoun
the act of brushing your teeth
“the dentist recommended two brushes a day”
Similar:Brushingthe act of brushing your hair
“he gave his hair a quick brush”
Similar:BrushingType of:HaircareHairdressingcontact 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”
Type of:Contacta dense growth of bushes
momentary contact
Type of:TouchTouchinga minor short-term fight
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
Type of:Tailan implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
Type of:Implementconducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
Verb
sweep across or over
“Her long skirt brushed the floor”
Similar:SweepType of:Moveremove with or as if with a brush
“brush away the crumbs”
“brush the dust from the jacket”
“brush aside the objections”
Type of:WithdrawRemoveTakeclean with a brush
“She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet”
Type of:Cleancover by brushing
“brush the bread with melted butter”
Type of:Coverrub with a brush, or as if with a brush
“Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket”
Type of:Rubtouch lightly and briefly
“He brushed the wall lightly”
Type of:Touch
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA