brush
Từ điển Collocation
brush noun
ADJ. fine, soft, stiff Scrub the wood thoroughly with water and a stiff brush. | nylon, wire | clothes, lavatory, nail, pastry, scrubbing, shaving, toilet
VERB + BRUSH apply sth with Apply the paint with a clean brush. | use, wield
BRUSH + NOUN stroke The artist has used tiny brush strokes.
PREP. with a/the ~ Remove all the rust with a wire brush.
PHRASES a brush and comb, a dustpan and brush
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a dense growth of bushes; brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket
- an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
- momentary contact; light touch
- conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
- a minor short-term fight; clash, encounter, skirmish
- the act of brushing your teeth; brushing
the dentist recommended two brushes a day
- the act of brushing your hair; brushing
he gave his hair a quick brush
- 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
v.
- rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket
- touch lightly and briefly
He brushed the wall lightly
- clean with a brush
She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet
- sweep across or over; sweep
Her long skirt brushed the floor
A gasp swept cross the audience
- remove with or as if with a brush
brush away the crumbs
brush the dust from the jacket
brush aside the objections
- cover by brushing
brush the bread with melted butter
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. A tool used in paint programs to sketch or fill in areas of a drawing with the color and pattern currently in use. Paint programs that offer a variety of brush shapes can produce brushstrokes of varying width and, in some cases, shadowing or calligraphic effects.
File Extension Dictionary
Xerox Doodle Brush File
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
brushes|brushed|brushing
syn.: clean remove rub wipe
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