brush

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Synonyms: brash, rush, crush, blush, frush, brusk, bush, bruh, brus, bruch, brusa

Antonyms: brash, rush, crush, blush, frush, brusk, bush, bruh, brus, bruch, brusa

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|implement}} An [[implement]] consisting of multiple more or less flexible [[bristle]]s or other [[filament|filaments]] attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including [[clean]]ing, [[paint]]ing, and arranging [[hair]].
2. The act of brushing something.
3. A piece of [[conductive]] material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
4. A brush-like electrical [[discharge]] of [[spark]]s.
5. {{senseid|en|wild vegetation}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} Wild [[vegetation]], generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See [[shrubland]].
6. A short, possibly recurrent encounter or experience.
7. {{senseid|en|tail}} The [[furry]] [[tail]] of an animal, especially of a [[fox]].
8. {{lb|en|zoology}} A [[tuft]] of [[hair]] on the [[mandible]]s.
9. {{lb|en|archaic}} A short contest, or trial, of speed.
10. {{lb|en|music}} An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from [[drum|drums]] or [[cymbals]].
11. {{lb|en|computer graphics}} An on-screen [[tool]] for "painting" a particular colour or texture.
12. {{lb|en|computer graphics}} A set of defined design and parameters that produce drawn strokes of a certain texture and quality.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[clean]] with a brush.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[untangle]] or arrange with a brush.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[apply]] with a brush.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[remove]] with a sweeping motion.
5. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[touch]] with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To clean one's teeth by brushing them.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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