Definition of brush

"brush" in the noun sense

1. brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket

a dense growth of bushes

2. brush

an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

3. brush, light touch

momentary contact

4. brush

conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

5. brush

a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

6. brush, clash, encounter, skirmish

a minor short-term fight

7. brush, brushing

the act of brushing your teeth

"the dentist recommended two brushes a day"

8. brush, brushing

the act of brushing your hair

"he gave his hair a quick brush"

9. brush

contact with something dangerous or undesirable

"I had a brush with danger on my way to work"

"he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"

"brush" in the verb sense

1. brush

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

"Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"

2. brush

touch lightly and briefly

"He brushed the wall lightly"

3. brush

clean with a brush

"She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"

4. brush, sweep

sweep across or over

"Her long skirt brushed the floor"

"A gasp swept cross the audience"

5. brush

remove with or as if with a brush

"brush away the crumbs"

"brush the dust from the jacket"

"brush aside the objections"

6. brush

cover by brushing

"brush the bread with melted butter"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for brush

The mind paints before the brush. [ James Ellis ]

True coral needs no painter's brush. [ Proverb ]

What skilful limner ever would choose
To paint the rainbow's varying hues.
Unless to mortal it were given
To dip his brush in dyes of heaven? [ Scott ]

Let every fox take care of his own brush. [ Proverb ]

He that wears black, must hang a brush at his back. [ Proverb ]

brush in Scrabble®

The word brush is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters brush:

SHRUB
(42)
BRUSH
(42)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word brush

BRUSH
(42)
BRUSH
(39)
BRUSH
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(33)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In brush

SHRUB
(42)
BRUSH
(42)
BUHRS
(39)
BUSH
(39)
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(39)
BRUSH
(39)
HUBS
(39)
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(36)
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BUHR
(36)
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(33)
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(24)
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(22)
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(21)
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(14)
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(14)
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(14)
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(12)
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(12)
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brush in Words With Friends™

The word brush is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters brush:

BRUSH
(57)
BUHRS
(57)
SHRUB
(57)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word brush

BRUSH
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(51)
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(39)
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(13)
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(13)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In brush

BRUSH
(57)
BUHRS
(57)
SHRUB
(57)
BUSH
(54)
BUHR
(54)
SHRUB
(51)
BRUSH
(51)
HUBS
(48)
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(48)
BURS
(48)
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(45)
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(45)
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(44)
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(44)
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(44)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(38)
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(38)
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(38)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(28)
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(28)
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(28)
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(27)
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(27)
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(26)
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Words within the letters of brush

2 letter words in brush (2 words)

3 letter words in brush (5 words)

4 letter words in brush (6 words)

5 letter words in brush (Anagrams) (3 words)

brush + 1 blank (4 words)

Word Growth involving brush

Shorter words in brush

us rush

Longer words containing brush

airbrush airbrushed unairbrushed

airbrush airbrushes hairbrushes

airbrush airbrushing

airbrush hairbrush hairbrushes

bitterbrush bitterbrushes

bottlebrush bottlebrushes

brushabilities

brushability

brushable unbrushable

brushback brushbacks

brushcut brushcuts

brushed airbrushed unairbrushed

brushed drybrushed

brushed rebrushed

brushed unbrushed

brusher brushers

brushes airbrushes hairbrushes

brushes bitterbrushes

brushes bottlebrushes

brushes buckbrushes

brushes clothesbrushes

brushes drybrushes

brushes nailbrushes

brushes paintbrushes

brushes rebrushes

brushes sagebrushes

brushes snowbrushes

brushes toothbrushes

brushfire brushfires

brushful

brushier

brushiest

brushiness

brushing airbrushing

brushing drybrushing

brushing overbrushing

brushing rebrushing

brushing toothbrushing toothbrushings

brushing underbrushing

brushland brushlands

brushless

brushlike

brushmaker brushmakers

brushmaking

brushmark brushmarks

brushoff brushoffs

brushstroke brushstrokes

brushstyle brushstyles

brushtail

brushup brushups

brushwasher brushwashers

brushwork brushworks

brushy toothbrushy

buckbrush buckbrushes

clothesbrush clothesbrushes

drybrush drybrushed

drybrush drybrushes

drybrush drybrushing

nailbrush nailbrushes

paintbrush paintbrushes

rebrush rebrushed

rebrush rebrushes

rebrush rebrushing

sagebrush sagebrushes

shavingbrush

snowbrush snowbrushes

toothbrush toothbrushes

toothbrush toothbrushing toothbrushings

toothbrush toothbrushy

underbrush underbrushing