"brushes" 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"
"brushes" 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"
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