brush

/brʌʃ/
Noun
  1. 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
  2. the act of brushing your hair
    • he gave his hair a quick brush
  3. the act of brushing your teeth
    • the dentist recommended two brushes a day
  4. a minor short-term fight
  5. a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
  6. conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
  7. momentary contact
  8. an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
  9. a dense growth of bushes
Verb
  1. cover by brushing
    • brush the bread with melted butter
  2. remove with or as if with a brush
    • brush away the crumbs
    • brush the dust from the jacket
    • brush aside the objections
  3. sweep across or over
    • Her long skirt brushed the floor
    • A gasp swept cross the audience
  4. clean with a brush
    • She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
  5. touch lightly and briefly
    • He brushed the wall lightly
  6. rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
    • Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket

Khám phá thêm

Các từ liên quan

Từ đồng nghĩa

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "brush"

Từ có nhắc đến "brush"

brush
I had a brush with a low-hanging branch while walking in the woods.