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brush

(br/@//S/ )

a dense growth of bushes(noun.group)

Synonym:
brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket

source: wordnet30
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
momentary contact(noun.event)

Synonym:
light touch

source: wordnet30
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
a minor short-term fight(noun.act)

Synonym:
clash, encounter, skirmish

source: wordnet30
the act of brushing your teeth(noun.act)

Example:
The dentist recommended two brushes a day.

Synonym:
brushing

source: wordnet30
the act of brushing your hair(noun.act)

Example:
He gave his hair a quick brush.

source: wordnet30
contact with something dangerous or undesirable(noun.act)

Example:
I had a brush with danger on my way to work.
He tried to avoid any brushes with the police.

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
In Australia, a dense growth of vegetation in good soil, including shrubs and trees, mostly small.(noun)

source: webster1913

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush(verb.contact)

Example:
Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket.

source: wordnet30
touch lightly and briefly(verb.contact)

Example:
He brushed the wall lightly.

source: wordnet30
clean with a brush(verb.contact)

Example:
She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet.

source: wordnet30
sweep across or over(verb.motion)

Example:
Her long skirt brushed the floor.

Synonym:
sweep

source: wordnet30
remove with or as if with a brush(verb.change)

Example:
Brush away the crumbs.
Brush the dust from the jacket.
Brush aside the objections.

source: wordnet30
cover by brushing(verb.contact)

Example:
Brush the bread with melted butter.

source: wordnet30
To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush.(verb)

source: webster1913
To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; as, to brush by.(verb)

source: webster1913