Brush
[brʌʃ]
Definition
(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.) a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox).
(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.) sweep across or over; 'Her long skirt brushed the floor'; 'A gasp swept cross the audience'.
(verb.) cover by brushing; 'brush the bread with melted butter'.
Checked by Joseph--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Checked by Kenneth
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Skirmish, engagement, rencounter, encounter, battle, contest, fight, conflict, collision, action, affair.[2]. Thicket, bushes, shrubs, brushwood.
Typist: Portia
Definition
n. an instrument for removing dust usually made of bristles twigs feathers or stiff grass stems: a kind of hair-pencil used by painters: a painter one who uses the brush: brushwood: a skirmish or encounter: the tail of a fox: (elect.) a brush-like discharge of sparks: one of the bundles of copper wires or flexible strips in contact with the commutator of the armature on opposite sides and which carry off the positive and negative currents of electricity generated.—v.t. to remove dust &c. from by sweeping: to touch lightly in passing: remove (with off): to thrash.—v.i. to move over lightly: to make off with a rush.—n. Brush′ing the act of rubbing or sweeping.—adj. in a lively manner: brisk.—ns. Brush′-wheel a wheel used in light machinery to turn another by having the rubbing surface covered with stiff hairs or bristles; Brush′wood rough close bushes: a thicket.—adj. Brush′y rough rugged.—To brush up to brighten revive.
Editor: Rudolf
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of using a hair-brush, denotes you will suffer misfortune from your mismanagement. To see old hair brushes, denotes sickness and ill health. To see clothes brushes, indicates a heavy task is pending over you. If you are busy brushing your clothes, you will soon receive reimbursement for laborious work. To see miscellaneous brushes, foretells a varied line of work, yet withal, rather pleasing and remunerative.
Editor: Nell
Examples
- I want you to brush your hair all back straight, tomorrow, said Susan. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I cut brush and Aymo and Piani dug out in front and between the wheels. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Before its introduction it was not possible to reproduce cheaply in printers’ ink shaded pictures like photographs, brush drawings, paintings, etc. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Then a machine was needed and invented to wind the corn-brush with the cord or wire and tie it in a round bunch, preparatory to flattening and sewing it. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I kept this to remind me of you trying to brush away the Villa Rossa from your teeth in the morning, swearing and eating aspirin and cursing harlots. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Procure some fine writing paper, and wash one side of it with the solution, laid on with a soft brush; then dry the paper cautiously, by holding it at a distance from the fire. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- That and a tooth-brush are, I think, all that we need. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He wore a high silk hat which was a little old, but had been carefully brushed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- When she was your pride, you would have thought I had done her harm if I had brushed against her in the street. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- You've behaved sweetly, and I respect you with all my heart, said Jo warmly, as they brushed their hair together late that night. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He was brushed and washed at the usual hour, and set off with his son to pursue his ostensible calling. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He shook the snow from his hat and clothes, and brushed it away from his face, while I was inwardly making these remarks. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Oh, Freddy---- Rosedale brushed aside the topic with an air of its unimportance which gave a sense of the immense perspective he had acquired. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He was looking unconsciously, glisteningly down at her head, from which the hair fell loose, as she brushed it with wild, nervous hand. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- To cleanse use well-made brushes, soft quill, or wood toothpicks, an antacid styptic tooth wash, and precipitated chalk. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The brushes then swept the cotton clear of the gin. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Nearly a hundred species of brushes might be enumerated, each having an especial construction for a particular use. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The current flows to the coil through the thin metal strips called brushes, which rest lightly upon the disks. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- And now, Mr Lightwood, was she ever,' pursues Podsnap, with his indignation rising high into those hair-brushes of his, 'a factory girl? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The dampened and plastic papier maché sheets are beaten into the face of the type form by means of brushes, are then removed, dried, and used as moulds to cast the stereotype plate from. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It brushes the Newgate cobwebs away, and pleases the Aged. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I will wait till I see the Anglo-Saxon brushing away harlotry with a toothbrush. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The brushing of skirts and elbows, sometimes the bumping of shoulders, could be heard against the very panels. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Standing before the dressing-glass was a middle-aged lady, in yellow curl-papers, busily engaged in brushing what ladies call their 'back-hair. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And I cannot get there in less than an hour or more,' muttered Nancy: brushing swiftly past him, and gliding rapidly down the street. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- She showed it by brushing away viciously at Margaret's hair, under pretence of being in a great hurry to go to Mrs. Hale. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Still there is no impediment to returning to the door for thy brushing. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Not a very poor grave,' said the Reverend Frank Milvey, brushing his hand across his eyes, 'when it has that homely figure on it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Editor: Philip