brush - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

contact with something dangerous or undesirable

Synonyms

• brush

More generic

• contact

Noun

the act of brushing your hair

Synonyms

• brush
• brushing

More generic

• hair care
• haircare
• hairdressing

Noun

the act of brushing your teeth

Synonyms

• brush
• brushing

More generic

• dental care

Noun

a minor short-term fight

Synonyms

• brush
• clash
• encounter
• skirmish

More generic

• combat
• fight
• fighting
• scrap

More specific

• contretemps

Noun

a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

Synonyms

• brush

More generic

• tail

Noun

an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle

Synonyms

• brush

More generic

• implement

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• bottlebrush
• bristle brush
• clothesbrush
• hairbrush
• nailbrush
• paintbrush
• sable
• sable brush
• sable's hair pencil
• scrub brush
• scrubber
• scrubbing brush
• shaving brush
• toothbrush

Related

• bristle
• grip
• handgrip
• handle
• hold

Noun

conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor

Synonyms

• brush

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• electrical device

Related

• electric motor
• generator

Noun

momentary contact

Synonyms

• brush
• light touch

More generic

• touch
• touching

Noun

a dense growth of bushes

Synonyms

• brush
• brushwood
• coppice
• copse
• thicket

More generic

• botany
• flora
• vegetation

More specific

• brake
• canebrake
• spinney
• underbrush
• undergrowth
• underwood

Verb

remove with or as if with a brush

Synonyms

• brush

More generic

• remove
• take
• take away
• withdraw

Related

• brush

Verb

touch lightly and briefly

Synonyms

• brush

More generic

• touch

More specific

• crease
• flick
• graze
• rake

Related

• brush
• sweep

Verb

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

Synonyms

• brush

More generic

• rub

Verb

clean with a brush

Synonyms

• brush

More generic

• clean
• make clean

Related

• brush

Verb

cover by brushing

Synonyms

• brush

More generic

• cover

Verb

sweep across or over

Synonyms

• brush
• sweep

More generic

• move

Related

• brush
• sail
• sweep

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