Brush :: Brush (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..

Brush :: Brush (n.) The bushy tail of a fox.

Brush :: Brush (n.) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.

Brush :: Brush (n.) Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.

Brush :: Brush (n.) A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small trees in a wood; underbrush.

Brush :: Brush (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..

Brush :: Brush (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..

Brush :: Brush (n.) A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; as, to have a brush with an enemy..

Brush :: Brush (n.) A short contest, or trial, of speed..

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

Brush :: Brush (n.) To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a brush..

Brush :: 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..

Brush :: Brush (v. i.) To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; as, to brush by..

Brush Turkey :: Brush turkey () A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodidae. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea..

Brush Wheel :: Brush wheel () A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference..

Brush Wheel :: Brush wheel () A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing..

Brushed :: Brushed (imp. & p. p.) of Brus.

Brusher :: Brusher (n.) One who, or that which, brushes..

Brushiness :: Brushiness (n.) The quality of resembling a brush; brushlike condition; shagginess.

Brushing :: Brushing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brus.

Brushing :: Brushing (a.) Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine.

Brushing :: Brushing (a.) Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop..

Brushite :: Brushite (n.) A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid phosphate of calcium.

Brushwood :: Brushwood (n.) Brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs.

Brushwood :: Brushwood (n.) Small branches of trees cut off.

Brushy :: Brushy (a.) Resembling a brush; shaggy; rough.

Dustbrush :: Dustbrush (n.) A brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture..

Hairbrush :: Hairbrush (n.) A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair.

Kneebrush :: Kneebrush (n.) A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural.

Kneebrush :: Kneebrush (n.) A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to the hive or nest; -- usually in the plural..

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