Use the noun brush when you want to refer to a quick, light touch. If you are comforting someone you don't know well, you can give their arm a quick brush to show sympathy.
An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use;
Noun
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"
Noun
the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
Noun
the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
Noun
a minor short-term fight
Noun
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
Noun
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
Noun
momentary contact
Noun
a dense growth of bushes
Verb
remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
Verb
touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
Verb
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
Verb
clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
Verb
cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"
Verb
sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
n.
An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material,
set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used
for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on
colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their
use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc.
n.
The bushy tail of a fox.
n.
A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
n.
Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.
n.
A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small
trees in a wood; underbrush.
n.
A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of metal, used to
conduct an electrical current to or from the commutator of a dynamo,
electric motor, or similar apparatus.
n.
The act of brushing; as, to give one's clothes a brush; a
rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; as, we got a
brush from the wheel as it passed.
n.
A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; as, to
have a brush with an enemy.
n.
A short contest, or trial, of speed.
n.
To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to
rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush.
n.
To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a
brush.
n.
To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of
brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly with off.
v. i.
To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely
to be perceived; as, to brush by.
Brush
[As leaves] have with one winter's brush Fell from their boughts.8.
Let grow thy sinews till their knots be strong, And tempt not yet the brushes of the war.9.
Let us enjoy a brush across the country.
Brush
Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars sweep The waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave.
Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings.3.
As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed With raven's feather from unwholesome fen.
And from the boughts brush off the evil dew.
You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbors.
Brush
Snatching his hat, he brushed off like the wind.
An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use;
To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush.
To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived;
Usage Examples
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain.
I am an artist. The track is my canvas, and the car is my brush.
You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They shave, they brush their teeth. He goes right at this sort of funny taboo we have about the bathroom, and he turned it into this nightmare, you know, your worst fear of what's in there.
Start with a clean grill. Keep it clean by brushing with a wire brush after preheating, and again after cooking. Make sure to oil your grates and your food before putting it on the grill to keep it from sticking.
My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness.
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Other Usage ExamplesI like to do weird things in the shower, like drink my coffee, brush my teeth and drink a smoothie. It's good time management.
With the brush we merely tint, while the imagination alone produces colour.
When I get up in the morning I brush my teeth and go about my business, and if I am going anywhere interesting I take my camera along.
My workout regimen at the moment is nonexistent. I wake up in the morning and brush my teeth. My toothbrush and deodorant are my only dumbbells. That's about it.
Suddenly a single shot on the extreme left rang out on the clear morning air, followed quickly by several others, and the whole line pushed rapidly forward through the brush.
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's a style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.
We say no to lots of things that would please us. I would like to punch people every now and then, but I don't. I would like to have something for free rather than pay for it. I would like to skip to the front of the line... I don't mean to brush aside the taste of meat, which is a powerful attraction. But its power is not without limit.
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