2. (noun)brush an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle Synonyms: copse, coppice, encounter, brushing, thicket, skirmish, brushwood, light touch, clash
4. (noun)brush conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor Synonyms: copse, coppice, encounter, brushing, thicket, skirmish, brushwood, light touch, clash
5. (noun)brush a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) Synonyms: copse, coppice, encounter, brushing, thicket, skirmish, brushwood, light touch, clash
7. (noun)brush, brushing the act of brushing your teeth Synonyms: copse, coppice, encounter, brushing, thicket, skirmish, brush, brushwood, light touch, clash
8. (noun)brush, brushing the act of brushing your hair Synonyms: copse, coppice, encounter, brushing, thicket, skirmish, brush, brushwood, light touch, clash
9. (verb)brush contact with something dangerous or undesirable Synonyms: copse, coppice, encounter, brushing, thicket, skirmish, brushwood, light touch, clash
10. (verb)brush rub with a brush, or as if with a brush Synonyms: sweep
11. (verb)brush touch lightly and briefly Synonyms: sweep
12. (verb)brush clean with a brush Synonyms: sweep
13. (verb)brush, sweep sweep across or over Synonyms: span, traverse, sweep, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, cross, drag in, broom
14. (verb)brush remove with or as if with a brush Synonyms: sweep
15. (verb)brush cover by brushing Synonyms: sweep
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'brush'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. brush To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Synonyms: cleanse, brush, dust, purify, scour, sponge, wash, clean, lave, rinse, scrub, sweep, wipe, disinfect, mop Antonyms: befoul, bespatter, debase, deprave, soil, stain, taint, besmear, contaminate, defile, pollute, spoil, sully, vitiate, besmirch, corrupt