Definition of brush

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

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Brush Wheel :: Brush wheel () A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing..
Scrubber :: Scrubber (n.) One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing..
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.
Dust :: Dust (v. t.) To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor..
Brushing :: Brushing (a.) Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop..
Brush :: Brush (n.) A short contest, or trial, of speed..
Tapoa Tafa :: Tapoa tafa () A small carnivorous marsupial (Phascogale penicillata) having long, soft fur, and a very long tail with a tuft of long hairs at the end; -- called also brush-tailed phascogale..
Nymphales :: Nymphales (n. pl.) An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also brush-footed butterflies..
Weed :: Weed (n.) Underbrush; low shrubs.
Lick :: Lick (v.) A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied..
Badger :: Badger (n.) A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists..
Toothbrush :: Toothbrush (n.) A brush for cleaning the teeth.
Scrub :: Scrub (n.) A worn-out brush.
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..
Brushwood :: Brushwood (n.) Brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs.
Stenciled :: Stencil (n.) A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the color brushed over it. Called also stencil plate..
Groomer :: Groomer (n.) One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses..
Aspersorium :: Aspersorium (n.) A brush for sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.
Underwood :: Underwood (n.) Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural.
Wattlebird :: Wattlebird (n.) The Australian brush turkey.
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