Synonyms of brush

1. brush, brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket, vegetation, flora, botany: usage: a dense growth of bushes
2. brush, implement: usage: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
3. brush, light touch, touch, touching: usage: momentary contact
4. brush, electrical device: usage: conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
5. brush, tail: usage: a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
6. brush, clash, encounter, skirmish, fight, fighting, combat, scrap: usage: a minor short-term fight
7. brush, brushing, dental care: usage: the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
8. brush, brushing, hair care, haircare, hairdressing: usage: the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"
9. brush, contact: usage: contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"

1. brush, rub: usage: rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
2. brush, touch: usage: touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly"
3. brush, clean, make clean: usage: clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
4. brush, sweep, move: usage: sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
5. brush, remove, take, take away, withdraw: usage: remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
6. brush, cover: usage: cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter"