Meaning & use
Brush
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A tool consisting of bristles set into a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming.
See it in a sentence
She used a soft brush to apply the watercolor paint.
He grabbed a brush to sweep the sawdust off the workbench.
A note on using this word
Also functions as a verb meaning to clean or groom with a brush, and appears idiomatically in phrases like 'a brush with death.'
Another way to use it
2. verb
To clean, groom, or apply something using a brush, or to touch lightly in passing.
He brushed the crumbs off the table.
3. noun
A brief, often unpleasant encounter or narrow escape from something.
They had a brush with the law after the noise complaint.
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