brush

¹brush

noun \ˈbrəsh\

Definition of BRUSH

1

: brushwood

2

a : scrub vegetation

b : land covered with scrub vegetation

Origin of BRUSH

Middle English brusch, from an Anglo-French form akin to Old French broce brushwood, Medieval Latin brusca

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with BRUSH

blush, crush, Cush, flush, gush, hush, lush, mush, plush, rush, shush, slush, thrush, tush

²brush

noun

Definition of BRUSH

1

: a device composed of bristles typically set into a handle and used especially for sweeping, smoothing, scrubbing, or painting

2

: something resembling a brush: as

a : a bushy tail

b : a feather tuft worn on a hat

3

: an electrical conductor that makes sliding contact between a stationary and a moving part (as of a generator or a motor)

4

a : an act of brushing

b : a quick light touch or momentary contact in passing

Origin of BRUSH

Middle English brusshe, from an Anglo-French form akin to Middle French broisse

First Known Use: 14th century

³brush

transitive verb

Definition of BRUSH

1

a : to apply a brush to

b : to apply with a brush

2

a : to remove with passing strokes (as of a brush)

b : to dispose of in an offhand way : dismiss <brushed him off>

3

: to pass lightly over or across : touch gently against in passing

— brush·er noun

First Known Use of BRUSH

15th century

⁴brush

noun

Definition of BRUSH

: a brief encounter or skirmish <a brush with disaster> <a brush with the law>

Origin of BRUSH

Middle English brusche rush, hostile collision, from bruschen

First Known Use: 14th century

⁵brush

intransitive verb

Definition of BRUSH

: to move lightly or heedlessly <brushed past the well-wishers waiting to greet him>

Origin of BRUSH

Middle English bruschen to rush, probably from Middle French brosser to dash through underbrush, from broce

First Known Use: 1674