Brush
noun
A tool with stiff hairs or bristles that is used for grooming, painting, or cleaning.
She uses a brush to apply her makeup.
Often appears as...
- hair brush
- paint brush
verb
To sweep or touch lightly in passing.
Her hand brushed against mine.
Often appears as...
- brush past
- brush against
noun
An instance of brushing something.
After every meal I give my teeth a good brush.
noun
Uncultivated bushes and small trees.
The rabbit disappeared into the brush.
verb
To remove something by sweeping or brushing.
I brushed the dirt off my clothes.
Often appears as...
- brush off
- brush away
verb
To disregard or dismiss something or someone.
She brushed off his compliment with a laugh.
Often appears as...
- brush aside
- brush off
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A tool with stiff hairs or bristles that is used for grooming, painting, or cleaning.
She uses a brush to apply her makeup.
Often appears as...
- hair brush
- paint brush
verb
To sweep or touch lightly in passing.
Her hand brushed against mine.
Often appears as...
- brush past
- brush against
noun
An instance of brushing something.
After every meal I give my teeth a good brush.
noun
Uncultivated bushes and small trees.
The rabbit disappeared into the brush.
verb
To remove something by sweeping or brushing.
I brushed the dirt off my clothes.
Often appears as...
- brush off
- brush away
verb
To disregard or dismiss something or someone.
She brushed off his compliment with a laugh.
Often appears as...
- brush aside
- brush off
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Object Use
The noun 'brush' often describes tools used for a specific action like grooming or painting.
He picked up the paint brush to finish the mural.
Pro Tip 2/2Adjective Pairing
'Brush' as a noun can be combined with an adjective describing the job it does.
She reached for her soft makeup brush.
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Embrace the Shake PIPE Phil...
one on top of another, with each picture representing an influence in my life. Or what if, instead of painting with a brush, I could only paint with karate chops? So I'd dip my hands in paint, and I just attacked the canvas, and I actually hit so hard that I bruised a joint in my pinkie
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Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
incredible shape-shifting birds of paradise that transform from something bird-like into something otherworldly is is this fellow here this is the male superb bird-of-paradise he has this incredible iridescent brush shield is sort of shaped like a there are kind of like the wings on a
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Christine Carter: The...
that not only had I not showered or gotten dressed that day, but I hadn't even brushed my teeth. Even though I have coached people for a very long time in an effective, science-based method of habit formation, I struggled. Truth be told, for the first few months of the pandemic,
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Hunting Porcupine PIPE Life...
if he goes over into that there's a real good chance he'll get away under that brush there I won't be able to get to him if I make the tree fall this way he'll be out in the open I got much better chance of catching I'll put a little notch here help guide this tree
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How to practice...
He was standing on a stool by the sink, brushing his teeth, when he slipped and scratched his leg on the stool when he fell. He cried for a minute, but then he got back up, got back on the stool, and reached out for a box of Band-Aids to put one on his cut.
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What we don't teach kids...
stroking my hair with a fine-bristled brush. Do you have a memory like that that you can feel in your body right now? Before language, we're all sensation. As children, that's how we learn to differentiate ourselves in the world -- through touch.
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Caring for maternal...
pregnancy and childbirth now after my own brush with one of the leading causes of preventable maternal death I was compelled to do everything that I could to help and prepare and support other women as I would I was becoming more
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E.O. Wilson: Advice to...
the frontiers, they cut the pathways, they raise the buildings along the way. Some may have considered me foolhardy, but it's been my habit to brush aside the fear of mathematics when talking to candidate scientists.
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The strange history of...
in a way that had never been seen before. He did this using brushes sometimes as tiny as a single badger hair. And by depicting details like Ghent landmarks, botanically identifiable flowers, and lifelike faces,
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Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
six guys this is a brush tailed wallaby yeah this is a brush towel rock wallet rock wallaby yes and these are frighteningly rare in the wild right yes yes frighteningly rare we know
Video examples
Embrace the Shake PIPE Phil...
one on top of another, with each picture representing an influence in my life. Or what if, instead of painting with a brush, I could only paint with karate chops? So I'd dip my hands in paint, and I just attacked the canvas, and I actually hit so hard that I bruised a joint in my pinkie
Video examples
Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
incredible shape-shifting birds of paradise that transform from something bird-like into something otherworldly is is this fellow here this is the male superb bird-of-paradise he has this incredible iridescent brush shield is sort of shaped like a there are kind of like the wings on a
Video examples
Christine Carter: The...
that not only had I not showered or gotten dressed that day, but I hadn't even brushed my teeth. Even though I have coached people for a very long time in an effective, science-based method of habit formation, I struggled. Truth be told, for the first few months of the pandemic,
Video examples
Hunting Porcupine PIPE Life...
if he goes over into that there's a real good chance he'll get away under that brush there I won't be able to get to him if I make the tree fall this way he'll be out in the open I got much better chance of catching I'll put a little notch here help guide this tree
Video examples
How to practice...
He was standing on a stool by the sink, brushing his teeth, when he slipped and scratched his leg on the stool when he fell. He cried for a minute, but then he got back up, got back on the stool, and reached out for a box of Band-Aids to put one on his cut.
Video examples
What we don't teach kids...
stroking my hair with a fine-bristled brush. Do you have a memory like that that you can feel in your body right now? Before language, we're all sensation. As children, that's how we learn to differentiate ourselves in the world -- through touch.
Video examples
Caring for maternal...
pregnancy and childbirth now after my own brush with one of the leading causes of preventable maternal death I was compelled to do everything that I could to help and prepare and support other women as I would I was becoming more
Video examples
E.O. Wilson: Advice to...
the frontiers, they cut the pathways, they raise the buildings along the way. Some may have considered me foolhardy, but it's been my habit to brush aside the fear of mathematics when talking to candidate scientists.
Video examples
The strange history of...
in a way that had never been seen before. He did this using brushes sometimes as tiny as a single badger hair. And by depicting details like Ghent landmarks, botanically identifiable flowers, and lifelike faces,
Video examples
Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
six guys this is a brush tailed wallaby yeah this is a brush towel rock wallet rock wallaby yes and these are frighteningly rare in the wild right yes yes frighteningly rare we know
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Jack Davenport
British Actor
In terms of the pilot, you have to introduce a lot of characters in a very short period of time, and you have to paint with slightly broad brush strokes because you just need to give an audience an idea of who these people might be.
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Khloe Kardashian
American Entertainer
I'm the ugly sister. I'm the fat one. I'm the transvestite. I have had those mean things said about me at least twice a day for the last five years. It's horrible, you know? But I can brush that stuff off.
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Julia Ormond
British Actress
That made me feel very disturbed, because it never seemed to be about how much hard work was involved. Ever. It was about... 'hazel eyes'. It does help if you can brush that stuff off.
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Thomas Frank
American Author
To be sure, we should all eat right, brush our teeth, and cut down on sweets, but that will hardly help us if we're born with a condition that requires expensive treatment.
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Sarah Jessica Parker
American Actress
I don't know how an actress is supposed to observe and create new stuff if she hasn't been on the streets, brushing up against humanity. You have to have a life.
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Nick Young
American Athlete
It builds character, it builds chemistry, when you're fighting amongst each other and able to brush it off and still talk and still have fun with each other.
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Emmanuel Lubezki
Mexican Director
I would love if film doesn't disappear, if we can have film forever so we would have all these brushes, all these possibilities available.
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Shefali Shah
The basic thing you teach your children is to respect other people. It is not rocket science; it's as simple as brushing your teeth.
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Randy Jackson
American Musician
Move every day. Like taking a shower and brushing your teeth. Make it a part of your everyday life.
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Sonu Sood
Indian Actor
Gymming for me is as important as breathing or brushing my teeth.
Quote examples
Jack Davenport
British Actor
In terms of the pilot, you have to introduce a lot of characters in a very short period of time, and you have to paint with slightly broad brush strokes because you just need to give an audience an idea of who these people might be.
Quote examples
Khloe Kardashian
American Entertainer
I'm the ugly sister. I'm the fat one. I'm the transvestite. I have had those mean things said about me at least twice a day for the last five years. It's horrible, you know? But I can brush that stuff off.
Quote examples
Julia Ormond
British Actress
That made me feel very disturbed, because it never seemed to be about how much hard work was involved. Ever. It was about... 'hazel eyes'. It does help if you can brush that stuff off.
Quote examples
Thomas Frank
American Author
To be sure, we should all eat right, brush our teeth, and cut down on sweets, but that will hardly help us if we're born with a condition that requires expensive treatment.
Quote examples
Sarah Jessica Parker
American Actress
I don't know how an actress is supposed to observe and create new stuff if she hasn't been on the streets, brushing up against humanity. You have to have a life.
Quote examples
Nick Young
American Athlete
It builds character, it builds chemistry, when you're fighting amongst each other and able to brush it off and still talk and still have fun with each other.
Quote examples
Emmanuel Lubezki
Mexican Director
I would love if film doesn't disappear, if we can have film forever so we would have all these brushes, all these possibilities available.
Quote examples
Shefali Shah
The basic thing you teach your children is to respect other people. It is not rocket science; it's as simple as brushing your teeth.
Quote examples
Randy Jackson
American Musician
Move every day. Like taking a shower and brushing your teeth. Make it a part of your everyday life.
Quote examples
Sonu Sood
Indian Actor
Gymming for me is as important as breathing or brushing my teeth.
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