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brush (cover)

Definition:

to cover by brushing

Class:

contact verb (touching, hitting, tying, digging, etc.)

Past tense:

brushed

Present participle:

brushing

3rd-person, singular, present:

brushes

Type of:

cover

Original source:

WordNet

Usage example:

brush the bread with melted butter

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All senses of brush...

Reference links

Wikipedia:

Brush

Summary:

refers to devices with bristles, wire or other filaments, used for cleaning, grooming hair, make up, painting, surface finishing and for many other purposes. Configurations include twisted-in wire, cylinders and disks. A common way of setting the ...  (37 of 2132 words, 3 images)

Wikipedia:

Brush (disambiguation)

Summary:

a device with bristles, wire or other filaments used for cleaning, grooming, painting, etc. Brush may also refer to: Hairbrush, a brush designed for grooming hair | Toothbrush, a brush designed for cleaning teeth | Brush (electric), a device which ...  (38 of 431 words, 33 senses)

Random House:

brush | brushland [sense-specific]

Summary:

an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc. | one ...  (24 of 394 words, 24 senses, pronunciation)

Wiktionary:

brush | brushes [plural] | brushed [past tense] | brushing [present participle] | as daft as a brush | bottle brush | bristle brush | broad brush | brush aside | brush back | brush by | brush off | brushfire | brush-off | brushtail | brushy | hairbrush | paintbrush | paint with a broad brush | scrub brush | shaving brush | toothbrush | underbrush | wire brush

Summary:

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. | A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving ...  (37 of 310 words, 15 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Encarta:

brush | brushes [plural] | brushed [past tense] | brushing [present participle] | brusher [noun] | brushy [adjective] | tar somebody with the same brush

Summary:

an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a handle, used for grooming the hair, painting, polishing, scrubbing, or sweeping | the ...  (23 of 279 words, 12 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Britannica:

brush

Summary:

device composed of natural or synthetic fibres set into a handle that is used for cleaning, grooming, polishing, writing, or painting. Brushes were ...  (23 of 102 words)

Merriam-Webster:

brush

Summary:

"brushwood" | scrub vegetation | land covered with scrub vegetation  (8 of 40 words, 3 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

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