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")