Phrase Hound found 148 phrases and 111 compound words that contain brush. The most common are listed below. Open brush in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 148
- brush upTo paint, or make clean or bright with a brush.
- toilet brushA brush used to clean a toilet (the appliance which accepts human waste).
- shaving brushA small brush used to create a lather from shaving cream or shaving soap and apply it to the face or other area before shaving.
- clothes-brushA type of brush designed for dusting and tidying (especially formal) clothes.
- brush one's teethTo clean one's teeth, especially by using a toothbrush and toothpaste. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- brush penA writing and drawing instrument that has a tip like a paintbrush, typically with an ink cartridge similar to that on a fountain pen.
- shoe brushA brush used to apply shoe polish to shoes, work the polish in and bring up a shine.
- bottle brushA brush, having bristles that radiate from a central stem, used for cleaning bottles.
- wire brushA brush that has bristles made of wire; used as an abrasive and on masonry etc; especially (when without a qualifier) the hand tool type of such a brush.
- brush-turkeyAny of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.
- broad-brushGeneral and sweeping in scope but lacking detail.
- brush rabbitA species of small cottontail rabbits found in the Pacific Slope of the western United States and Baja California, Sylvilagus bachmani.
- brush offTo disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
- brush-tailed phascogaleA species of arboreal carnivorous dasyurid marsupial, Phascogale tapoatafa, endemic to Australia.
- air-brushAlternative spelling of airbrush: A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.
- brush cutA closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.
- paint brushAlternative form of paintbrush: A thin brush for applying paint.
- tar with the same brushTo characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly.
- brush borderThe microvilli-covered surface of simple cuboidal epithelium and simple columnar epithelium cells found in certain parts of the body.
- brush fireAlternative form of brushfire: A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.
- brush hookSynonym of sling blade: A heavy, hooked blade affixed to a long handle (like an axe), with one or both edges sharpened.
- brush talkThe use of written Literary Chinese as a lingua franca in the Sinosphere.
- brush truckA small fire engine equipped for wildland firefighting.
- brush wolfA coyote (Canis latrans), a small wolf found in western North America.
- hair-brushAlternative form of hairbrush: A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
Compound words 111
- toothbrushA brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.
- paintbrushA thin brush for applying paint.
- sagebrushAny of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
- brushwoodBranches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
- hairbrushA brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
- brushstrokeThe stroke of a brush, as in painting.
- brushfireA large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.
- brushcutterA motorized saw on a stick for clearing bushes and underbrush.
- brushworkThe technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
- bottlebrushA cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.