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brush
has definitions from the fields of dentistry,physics,electricity,botany
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[ verb ] rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
Examples : "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket" Used in print (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)But just when she seemed to have sunk into some depravity of peasanthood she would disappear and come_down bathed , brushed , and taking_breaths of air , and even with her broken nails her hands would come to rest on a table or a leaf with a thoughtless delicacy , a grace of history , so_to_speak , and for an instant one saw how ferociously proud she was and adamant on certain questions of personal value . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)Wilson brushed the dust from his coat . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)She leaned unconcerned against the broken porch fence , brushing and drying her wet , gilded hair in the sun . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany) a dense growth of bushes
Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Some shrubs may be of good landscaping value , other areas of brush may need to be cleared . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)To the west of this road was another low bluff , forty or fifty feet high , covered with scrub_oak and other brush . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)On their right rose the embankment covered with brush and trees . Clumps of brush that they passed were so many enchained demons straining in anger to tear and gnaw on his bones . Lying in the grass behind the brush clump , Warren looked about . Related terms |
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[ verb ] touch lightly and briefly
Examples "He brushed the wall lightly" Used in print (The Providence Journal,...)Before hitting the pole , Mr._Stone 's car brushed against a car driven by Alva_W._Vernava , 21 , of 23 Maple_Ave. , North_Providence , tearing_away the rear bumper and denting the left rear fender of the Vernava car , police said . (Glenn Infield, "America's Secret Poison Gas Tragedy"...)At exactly 7 : 30 , he felt a fluttering object brush his face . (David Alexander, Bloodstain....)If he backed against the fence , one of the cars would brush him as it passed , and he would be cruelly lacerated by the wire . He thought the fender of the Plymouth brushed his jacket as it went_by . (Thomas B. Dewey, Hunter at Large....)Roberts brushed at his eyes with his free hand and started down the steps . |
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[ noun ] an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The brush moves up_and_down and is small enough to clean every dental surface , including the back of the teeth . The brushes can be cleaned and sterilized by boiling and are detachable so_that every member of the family can have his own . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Mr._Jack cried when the brush tipped his hat down over his eyes . |
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[ verb ] clean with a brush
Examples "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Most_of us brush our teeth by_hand . It is conceivable that Broxodent could do a better job than ordinary brushing , especially in those who do not brush their teeth properly . The results were good although they are difficult to compare with hand brushing , particularly when the individual knows how to brush his teeth properly . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)He gave Mr._Jack a real going_over ; he brushed his shoulders and his back and his collar with long , firm strokes . Related terms |
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[ verb ] sweep across or over
Synonyms Examples "Her long skirt brushed the floor" "A gasp swept cross the audience" Used in print (Eugene Burdick, "The Invisible Aborigine"...)The boys had beautiful dark eyes and unlike their father they brushed constantly at the flies and blinked their eyes . |
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[ verb ] remove with or as if with a brush
Examples "brush away the crumbs" "brush the dust from the jacket" "brush aside the objections" Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)Feverishly , he tried to brush away this intuition . Related terms |
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[ noun ] contact with something dangerous or undesirable
Synonyms Examples "I had a brush with danger on my way to work" "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police" Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)We blushed and were flustered , and it turned_out to be the fleetest brush of lips upon cheek . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5206
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
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[ noun ] (dentistry) the act of brushing your teeth
Synonyms Examples "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" Related terms |
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