Definition of brushes

"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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Quotations for brushes

So lightly walks, she not one mark imprints,
Nor brushes off the dews, nor soils the tints. [ Churchill ]

Critics are like brushes of noblemen's clothes. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

brushes in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters brushes:

BRUSHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUSHES
(98 = 48 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

brushes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word brushes

BRUSHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUSHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUSHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
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(64 = 14 + 50)
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(64 = 14 + 50)
BRUSHES
(63 = 13 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In brushes

BRUSHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUSHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRUSHES
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRUSHES
(90 = 40 + 50)
BRUSHES
(89 = 39 + 50)
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BRUSHES
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BRUSHES
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BRUSHES
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BRUSHES
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BUSHES
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SHRUBS
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HERBS
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SHRUB
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HUBS
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RHESUS
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HERS
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brushes in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters brushes:

BRUSHES
(110 = 75 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

brushes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word brushes

BRUSHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
BRUSHES
(98 = 63 + 35)
BRUSHES
(98 = 63 + 35)
BRUSHES
(87 = 52 + 35)
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(87 = 52 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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(77 = 42 + 35)
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(73 = 38 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
BRUSHES
(48 = 13 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In brushes

BRUSHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
BRUSHES
(98 = 63 + 35)
BRUSHES
(98 = 63 + 35)
BRUSHES
(87 = 52 + 35)
BRUSHES
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(77 = 42 + 35)
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(73 = 38 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
BRUSHES
(67 = 32 + 35)
BUSHES
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
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BRUSHES
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BUSHES
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SHRUBS
(60)
BUSHES
(60)
BRUSHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
BRUSHES
(58 = 23 + 35)
BRUSH
(57)
SHRUB
(57)
BUHRS
(57)
USHERS
(57)
BRUSHES
(56 = 21 + 35)
BRUSHES
(55 = 20 + 35)
BRUSHES
(55 = 20 + 35)
BRUSHES
(54 = 19 + 35)
SHRUBS
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HERBS
(54)
BUHR
(54)
BUSH
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(54)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
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RESH
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Words within the letters of brushes

2 letter words in brushes (6 words)

3 letter words in brushes (13 words)

5 letter words in brushes (10 words)

6 letter words in brushes (5 words)

7 letter words in brushes (1 word)

brushes + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence brushes

Words that start with brushes (1 word)

Words with brushes in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving brushes

Shorter words in brushes

us rush brush

he hes rushes

us rush rushes

he she rushes

Longer words containing brushes

airbrushes hairbrushes

bitterbrushes

bottlebrushes

buckbrushes

clothesbrushes

drybrushes

nailbrushes

paintbrushes

rebrushes

sagebrushes

snowbrushes

toothbrushes