Definition of brush

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• brush is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• brush is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• brush is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of brush

• the act of brushing your teeth (noun)

  Examples

  1. the dentist recommended two brushes a day

  Synonyms

  1. brushing
• a dense growth of bushes (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. brushwood
  2. coppice
  3. copse
  4. thicket
• the act of brushing your hair (noun)

  Examples

  1. he gave his hair a quick brush

  Synonyms

  1. brushing
• momentary contact (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. light touch
• sweep across or over (verb)

  Examples

  1. Her long skirt brushed the floor

  Synonyms

  1. sweep
• a minor short-term fight (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. clash
  2. encounter
  3. skirmish
• a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) (noun)
• an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle (noun)
• clean with a brush (verb)

  Examples

  1. She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
• conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor (noun)
• contact with something dangerous or undesirable (noun)

  Examples

  1. I had a brush with danger on my way to work
  2. he tried to avoid any brushes with the police
• cover by brushing (verb)

  Examples

  1. brush the bread with melted butter
• remove with or as if with a brush (verb)

  Examples

  1. brush away the crumbs
  2. brush the dust from the jacket
  3. brush aside the objections
• rub with a brush, or as if with a brush (verb)

  Examples

  1. Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
• touch lightly and briefly (verb)

  Examples

  1. He brushed the wall lightly

See definition of brush in Merriam Webster