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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Scrub :: Scrub (v. i.) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living..
Stopple :: Stopping-out (n.) A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts..
Brushing :: Brushing (a.) Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop..
Toothbrush :: Toothbrush (n.) A brush for cleaning the teeth.
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..
Hairbrush :: Hairbrush (n.) A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair.
Brushing :: Brushing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brus.
Underbrush :: Underbrush (n.) Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth..
Fibre :: fibre () A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used under this name.
Whisk :: Whisk (n.) To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion; as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs into a froth..
Palmite :: Palmite (n.) A South African plant (Prionium Palmita) of the Rush family, having long serrated leaves. The stems have been used for making brushes..
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..
Talegalla :: Talegalla (n.) A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey. See Brush turkey.
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast..
Sage :: Sage (n.) The sagebrush.
Scrub :: Scrub (v. t.) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep..
Underwood :: Underwood (n.) Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural.
Copsewood :: Copsewood (n.) Brushwood; coppice.
Brushing :: Brushing (a.) Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine.
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