🖌️brush

noun/verb
/brʌʃ/

Meaning

A tool with bristles for cleaning, painting, or grooming; to clean, arrange, or apply with a brush.
a tool with bristles used for cleaning, painting, or grooming

Example Sentences

She used a brush to paint the fence.

I brush my teeth every morning with a soft brush.

Example Expressions

brush up on

Synonyms

sweep, scrub, groom, polish, paint, scrubber, cleaner
Entry 1
sweep, scrub, groom, polish, paint
Entry 2
scrubber, cleaner

Antonyms

neglect, dirty

Collocations

paint brush, hair brush, brush teeth, brush off
Entry 1
paint brush, hair brush, brush teeth, brush off
Entry 2
brush teeth, paint brush, hair brush

More Example Sentences

Did you brush your teeth?

First, I wash my face and brush my teeth.

When do you brush your teeth in the morning?

Yes Mom. I brushed my teeth sometime before.

Having brushed his teeth, John went to school.

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