brush

brush
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noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ stiff, stiff-bristled
▪

Scrub the wood thoroughly with water and a stiff brush.

▪ fine, soft, soft-bristled
▪ nylon, wire
▪ clothes, hair (usually hairbrush), make-up, paint (usually paintbrush), pastry, scrub (AmE), scrubbing (BrE), shaving, toilet, tooth (usually toothbrush)
VERB + BRUSH
▪ apply sth with
▪

Apply the paint with a clean brush.

▪ use, wield
▪ run
▪

She ran a brush through her hair.

▪ dip
▪

She took a can of paint and dipped her brush in it.

▪ clean
BRUSH + NOUN
▪ stroke
▪

The artist has used tiny brush strokes.

PREPOSITION
▪ with a/the brush
▪

Remove all the rust with a wire brush.

PHRASES
▪ a brush and comb, a comb and brush (AmE)
▪ a dustpan and brush
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verb
1 clean with a brush
ADVERB
▪ carefully, quickly, slowly
▪ down
▪

She hummed happily as she brushed down her coat.

▪ back
▪

Her hair was brushed back in a pony tail.

▪ out
▪

She brushed out her long hair.

PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪

Lucille brushed at the blood on his jacket.

PHRASES
▪ brush sth clean
2 touch lightly
ADVERB
▪ gently, lightly, softly
▪ accidentally
▪ barely
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪

She carefully avoided brushing against the man sitting beside her.

▪ by
▪

She brushed by him and dashed up the stairs.

▪ past
▪

I hardly noticed the man who brushed past me in the corridor.

▪ with
▪

He brushed her lips with his.

Brush is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hand, ↑lip
Brush is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bang, ↑cheek, ↑crumb, ↑curl, ↑dust, ↑hair, ↑horse, ↑pastry, ↑strand, ↑tear, ↑tooth

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  • Brush — (br[u^]sh), n. [OE. brusche, OF. broche, broce, brosse, brushwood, F. brosse brush, LL. brustia, bruscia, fr. OHG. brusta, brust, bristle, G. borste bristle, b[ u]rste brush. See {Bristle}, n., and cf. {Browse}.] 1. An instrument composed of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brush — Brush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed} (br[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See {Brush}, n.] 1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. A brushes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brush — brush1 [brush] n. [ME brushe < OFr broce, brosse, bush, brushwood < VL * bruscia < Gmc * bruskaz, underbrush: for IE base see BREAST] 1. BRUSHWOOD ☆ 2. sparsely settled country, covered with wild scrub growth 3. a) a device having… …   English World dictionary

  • Brush — bezeichnet: eine Kleinstadt im US Bundesstaat Colorado, siehe Brush (Colorado) Pinsel bzw. Pinselspitzen für Grafikprogramme, siehe Digitales Malen im Leveldesign von Computerspielen das Volumen, die Wände, Decken und andere räumliche Gebilde,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Brush — /brush/, n. Katharine, 1902 52, U.S. novelist and short story writer. * * * ▪ art       device composed of natural or synthetic fibres set into a handle that is used for cleaning, grooming, polishing, writing, or painting. Brushes were used by… …   Universalium

  • brush — brush·a·bil·i·ty; brush; brush·ite; brush·less; sage·brush; sage·brush·er; scratch·brush·er; brush·er; brush·man; …   English syllables

  • brush — vb Brush, graze, glance, shave, skim are comparable when they mean to touch lightly in passing. Brush implies a movement like the flick of a brush upon a surface: sometimes it suggests no more than an almost impalpable touching, but sometimes it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • brush|y — brush|y1 «BRUHSH ee», adjective, brush|i|er, brush|i|est. like a brush; rough and shaggy. ╂[< brush1 + y1] brush …   Useful english dictionary

  • brush-on — /brush on , awn /, adj. 1. fit to be applied with a brush: a brush on paint remover. n. 2. a substance that can be applied with a brush: The varnish dries more quickly than most brush ons. [adj., n. use of v. phrase brush on] * * * …   Universalium

  • brush — Ⅰ. brush [1] ► NOUN 1) an implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, smoothing, or painting. 2) an act of brushing. 3) a slight and fleeting touch. 4) a brief encounter with something bad or… …   English terms dictionary

  • brush-on — /brush on , awn /, adj. 1. fit to be applied with a brush: a brush on paint remover. n. 2. a substance that can be applied with a brush: The varnish dries more quickly than most brush ons. [adj., n. use of v. phrase brush on] …   Useful english dictionary

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