Examples: the dentist recommended two brushes a day
Examples: he gave his hair a quick brush
Examples: I had a brush with danger on my way to work he tried to avoid any brushes with the police
Examples: Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
Examples: He brushed the wall lightly
Examples: She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
Examples: Her long skirt brushed the floor A gasp swept cross the audience
Examples: brush away the crumbs brush the dust from the jacket brush aside the objections
Examples: brush the bread with melted butter
brush (English)└── brusshe (Middle English (1100-1500)) └── broisse (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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