paintbrush

noun

paint·​brush ˈpānt-ˌbrəsh 

1

: a brush for applying paint

2

a

: indian paintbrush sense 1

b

: orange hawkweed

Examples of paintbrush in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With lacy sprays of seeds, switchgrass is a beautiful option for bringing a hazy paintbrush of color to your backyard. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 22 Sep. 2026

The wondrous paintbrush of Cartoon Saloon has now reached the Latino community of Brooklyn. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

At the Great Omari Mosque, volunteers use paintbrushes to lift dust and gunpowder from the few thousand books that survived from a collection of twenty thousand. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Avenues of cypresses with the tapered tips of wet paintbrushes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing paintbrush

• devil's paintbrush
• Indian paintbrush

Rhymes for paintbrush

• airbrush
• hairbrush
• inrush
• onrush
• sagebrush
• blush
• brush
• crush
• flush
• gush
• hush
• lush

Kids Definition

paintbrush

noun

paint·​brush ˈpānt-ˌbrəsh 

1

: a brush for applying paint

2

a

: indian paintbrush sense 1

b

: orange hawkweed