Synonyms: 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
Similar words: contact
Definition: close interaction
Usage: they kept in daily contact; they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
Definition: the act of brushing your hair
Usage: he gave his hair a quick brush
Similar words: hair care, haircare, hairdressing
Definition: care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
Definition: the act of brushing your teeth
Usage: the dentist recommended two brushes a day
Similar words: dental care
Definition: care for the teeth
Synonyms: brush, clash, encounter, skirmish
Definition: a minor short-term fight
Similar words: scrap, combat, fight, fighting
Definition: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Usage: a fight broke out at the hockey game; there was fighting in the streets; the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
Synonyms: brush
Definition: a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
Similar words: tail
Definition: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
Synonyms: brush
Definition: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
Similar words: implement
Definition: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Synonyms: brush
Definition: conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
Similar words: electrical device
Definition: a device that produces or is powered by electricity
Synonyms: light touch, brush
Definition: momentary contact
Similar words: touch, touching
Definition: the event of something coming in contact with the body
Usage: he longed for the touch of her hand; the cooling touch of the night air
Synonyms: brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
Definition: a dense growth of bushes
Similar words: botany, flora, vegetation
Definition: all the plant life in a particular region or period
Usage: Pleistocene vegetation; the flora of southern California; the botany of China
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: brush
Definition: touch lightly and briefly
Usage: He brushed the wall lightly
Similar words: touch
Definition: make physical contact with, come in contact with
Usage: Touch the stone for good luck; She never touched her husband
Synonyms: brush
Definition: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
Usage: Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
Similar words: rub
Definition: move over something with pressure
Usage: rub my hands; rub oil into her skin
Synonyms: brush
Definition: clean with a brush
Usage: She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
Similar words: clean, make clean
Definition: make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
Usage: Clean the stove!; The dentist cleaned my teeth
Synonyms: brush
Definition: cover by brushing
Usage: brush the bread with melted butter
Similar words: cover
Definition: provide with a covering or cause to be covered
Usage: cover her face with a handkerchief; cover the child with a blanket; cover the grave with flowers
Definition: sweep across or over
Usage: Her long skirt brushed the floor; A gasp swept cross the audience
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right