brush
1. a dense growth of bushes (Freq. 11)
• Syn:
brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
• Derivationally related forms:
brushy
• Hypernyms:
vegetation, flora, botany
• Hyponyms:
brake, canebrake, spinney, underbrush, undergrowth, underwood
2. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle (Freq. 8)
• Hypernyms:
implement
• Hyponyms:
bottlebrush, bristle brush, clothesbrush, hairbrush, nailbrush,
paintbrush, sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil, scrub brush, scrubbing brush,
scrubber, shaving brush, toothbrush
• Part Meronyms:
bristle, handle, grip, handgrip, hold
3. momentary contact (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
light touch
• Hypernyms:
touch, touching
4. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
• Hypernyms:
electrical device
• Part Holonyms:
generator, electric motor
5. a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
• Hypernyms:
tail
6. a minor short-term fight
• Syn:
clash, encounter, skirmish
• Derivationally related forms:
skirmish (for: skirmish), encounter (for: encounter)
• Hypernyms:
fight, fighting, combat, scrap
• Hyponyms:
contretemps
7. the act of brushing your teeth
- the dentist recommended two brushes a day
• Syn:
brushing
• Hypernyms:
dental care
8. the act of brushing your hair
- he gave his hair a quick brush
• Syn:
brushing
• Hypernyms:
hair care, haircare, hairdressing
9. 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
• Hypernyms:
contact
1. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush (Freq. 11)
- Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
• Hypernyms:
rub
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. touch lightly and briefly (Freq. 10)
- He brushed the wall lightly
• Hypernyms:
touch
• Hyponyms:
graze, crease, rake, flick
• Verb Group:
sweep
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
3. clean with a brush (Freq. 5)
- She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
• Hypernyms:
clean, make clean
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They brush the cape
4. sweep across or over (Freq. 2)
- Her long skirt brushed the floor
- A gasp swept cross the audience
• Syn:
sweep
• Derivationally related forms:
sweep (for: sweep)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Group:
sweep, sail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. remove with or as if with a brush (Freq. 1)
- brush away the crumbs
- brush the dust from the jacket
- brush aside the objections
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. cover by brushing
- brush the bread with melted butter
• Hypernyms:
cover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They brush the bread with melted butter
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