Definitions for brush

Definitions for (noun) brush

Main entry: brush

Definition: contact with something dangerous or undesirable

Usage: I had a brush with danger on my way to work; he tried to avoid any brushes with the police


Main entry: brush, brushing

Definition: the act of brushing your hair

Usage: he gave his hair a quick brush


Main entry: brush, brushing

Definition: the act of brushing your teeth

Usage: the dentist recommended two brushes a day


Main entry: brush, clash, encounter, skirmish

Definition: a minor short-term fight


Main entry: brush

Definition: a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)


Main entry: brush

Definition: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle


Main entry: brush

Definition: conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor


Main entry: light touch, brush

Definition: momentary contact


Main entry: brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket

Definition: a dense growth of bushes


Definitions for (verb) brush

Main entry: brush

Definition: remove with or as if with a brush

Usage: brush away the crumbs; brush the dust from the jacket; brush aside the objections


Main entry: brush

Definition: touch lightly and briefly

Usage: He brushed the wall lightly


Main entry: brush

Definition: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

Usage: Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket


Main entry: brush

Definition: clean with a brush

Usage: She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet


Main entry: brush

Definition: cover by brushing

Usage: brush the bread with melted butter


Main entry: sweep, brush

Definition: sweep across or over

Usage: Her long skirt brushed the floor; A gasp swept cross the audience


Visual thesaurus for brush