brushes

Meaning of brushes

noun
  1. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
  2. The act of brushing something.
    She gave her hair a quick brush.
  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 sparks.
  5. Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees.
  6. A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
    He has had brushes with communism from time to time.
  7. The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
  8. A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
  9. A short contest, or trial, of speed.
  10. An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
  11. An on-screen tool for "painting" a particular colour or texture.
  12. A set of defined design and parameters that produce drawn strokes of a certain texture and quality.
    donwloading brushes for Photoshop
  13. In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area.
  14. The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino.
  15. (North Wisconsin) Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in making wreaths.
verb
  1. To clean with a brush.
    Brush your teeth.
  2. To untangle or arrange with a brush.
    Brush your hair.
  3. To apply with a brush.
    Brush the paint onto the walls.
  4. To remove with a sweeping motion.
    Brush the flour off your clothes.
  5. To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
    Her scarf brushed his skin.
  6. To clean one's teeth by brushing them.

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Hyphenation of brushes

brushes

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • brushes is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

brushes synonyms

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Anagrams of brushes

bushers

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