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It's critical that we use a very dark brush to paint evil. When you bring the light into that darkness as characterized in John 1, that light is very vivid. When it dispels the darkness, we see the brilliance that's there.
Ted Dekker

Meaning of "brush" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRUSH

From Old French broisse, perhaps from brocebrush².
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRUSH

brush  [brʌʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRUSH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brush is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb brush in English.

WHAT DOES BRUSH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

brush

Brush

A brush is a tool with bristles, wire or other filaments, used for cleaning, grooming hair, make up, painting, surface finishing and for many other purposes. It is one of the most basic and versatile tools known to mankind, and the average household may contain several dozen varieties. It generally consists of a handle or block to which filaments are affixed either parallel- or perpendicular-wise, depending on the way the brush is to be gripped during use. The material of both the block and bristles or filaments is chosen to withstand hazards of its application, such as corrosive chemicals, heat or abrasion.

Definition of brush in the English dictionary

The first definition of brush in the dictionary is a device made of bristles, hairs, wires, etc, set into a firm back or handle: used to apply paint, clean or polish surfaces, groom the hair, etc. Other definition of brush is the act or an instance of brushing. Brush is also a light stroke made in passing; graze.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRUSH

PRESENT

Present
I brush
you brush
he/she/it brushes
we brush
you brush
they brush
Present continuous
I am brushing
you are brushing
he/she/it is brushing
we are brushing
you are brushing
they are brushing
Present perfect
I have brushed
you have brushed
he/she/it has brushed
we have brushed
you have brushed
they have brushed
Present perfect continuous
I have been brushing
you have been brushing
he/she/it has been brushing
we have been brushing
you have been brushing
they have been brushing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I brushed
you brushed
he/she/it brushed
we brushed
you brushed
they brushed
Past continuous
I was brushing
you were brushing
he/she/it was brushing
we were brushing
you were brushing
they were brushing
Past perfect
I had brushed
you had brushed
he/she/it had brushed
we had brushed
you had brushed
they had brushed
Past perfect continuous
I had been brushing
you had been brushing
he/she/it had been brushing
we had been brushing
you had been brushing
they had been brushing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will brush
you will brush
he/she/it will brush
we will brush
you will brush
they will brush
Future continuous
I will be brushing
you will be brushing
he/she/it will be brushing
we will be brushing
you will be brushing
they will be brushing
Future perfect
I will have brushed
you will have brushed
he/she/it will have brushed
we will have brushed
you will have brushed
they will have brushed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been brushing
you will have been brushing
he/she/it will have been brushing
we will have been brushing
you will have been brushing
they will have been brushing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would brush
you would brush
he/she/it would brush
we would brush
you would brush
they would brush
Conditional continuous
I would be brushing
you would be brushing
he/she/it would be brushing
we would be brushing
you would be brushing
they would be brushing
Conditional perfect
I would have brush
you would have brush
he/she/it would have brush
we would have brush
you would have brush
they would have brush
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been brushing
you would have been brushing
he/she/it would have been brushing
we would have been brushing
you would have been brushing
they would have been brushing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you brush
we let´s brush
you brush
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to brush
Past participle
brushed
Present Participle
brushing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRUSH


airbrush
ˈɛəˌbrʌʃ
bottlebrush
ˈbɒtəlˌbrʌʃ
bulrush
ˈbʊlˌrʌʃ
crush
krʌʃ
frush
frʌʃ
hairbrush
ˈhɛəˌbrʌʃ
inrush
ˈɪnˌrʌʃ
onrush
ˈɒnˌrʌʃ
paintbrush
ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ
rush
rʌʃ
sagebrush
ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ
thrush
θrʌʃ
toothbrush
ˈtuːθˌbrʌʃ
underbrush
ˈʌndəˌbrʌʃ
woodrush
ˈwʊdˌrʌʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRUSH

bruschetta
brush aside
brush border
brush discharge
brush fire
brush flower
brush maker
brush off
brush turkey
brush up
brush-off
brush-tail possum
brush-tailed phalanger
brush-tailed phascogale
brush-tailed possum
brush-up
brushability
brushback
brushed
brushed cotton

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRUSH

adrenalin rush
bristle brush
bum´s rush
carbon brush
clothes brush
gold rush
interdental brush
mistle thrush
nail brush
pastry brush
rabbitbrush
schoolboy crush
scrub brush
scrubbing brush
shaving brush
song thrush
styling brush
tarred with the same brush
wire brush
woodthrush

Synonyms and antonyms of brush in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRUSH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brush» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brush

Translation of «brush» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRUSH

Find out the translation of brush to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brush from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brush» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刷子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cepillo
570 millions of speakers

English

brush
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فُرْشَاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щетка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escova
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brosse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bürste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sikat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bàn chải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூரிகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fırça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spazzola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczotka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пензель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βούρτσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

borsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

borste
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

børste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brush

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRUSH»

The term «brush» is very widely used and occupies the 7.441 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of brush
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRUSH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brush» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brush» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brush

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10 QUOTES WITH «BRUSH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brush.
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Jennifer Armintrout
It's far easier to brush off death if the death in question seems impossible or improbable as a personal threat.
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Mark Batterson
Routines are normal, natural, healthy things. Most of us take a shower and brush our teeth every day. That is a good routine. Spiritual disciplines are routines. That is a good thing. But once routines become routine you need to change your routine.
3
Susan Boyle
I was always musical - yelling when I was a baby, singing into a brush and singing in the shower.
4
Dave Camp
I'd hate to paint with a broad brush, but many Democrats don't feel that we have a crisis in entitlements, and Republicans do.
5
Anna Chancellor
I should brush my hair more.
6
Ryan Coogler
If I hear about a tsunami that hit Asia, hundreds of people have lost their lives, and you see it and you hear about it, but you still brush your teeth, still have to go on with your day. But let you get information about one person who you're close to or you're intimate with, it has an almost paralyzing effect.
7
David Copperfield
I brush my teeth with a Sonicare toothbrush before every show.
8
Justin Cronin
My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain.
9
Jack Davenport
In terms of the pilot, you have to introduce a lot of characters in a very short period of time, and you have to paint with slightly broad brush strokes because you just need to give an audience an idea of who these people might be.
10
Ted Dekker
It's critical that we use a very dark brush to paint evil. When you bring the light into that darkness as characterized in John 1, that light is very vivid. When it dispels the darkness, we see the brilliance that's there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRUSH»

Discover the use of brush in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brush and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Way of the Brush: Painting Techniques of China and Japan
A complete look at the technique, style, traditions and methods of ink-painting.
Fritz van Briessen, 1999
2
100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed
A fictionalized memior relates the sexual awakening of Melissa P., an Italian teenager who regards sex as a means of self-discovery and engages in a wide variety of lascivious and libertine acts with an even wider variety of partners.
Melissa P., 2004
3
Brush & Shutter: Early Photography in China
Chinese export painters learned and adapted the medium of photography by grafting the new technology onto traditional artistic conventions - employing both brush and shutter. The essays in this volume shed light on the birth of a medium.
Jeffrey W. Cody, Frances Terpak, 2011
4
Brush, Brush, Brush!
Features rhythmic, rhyming interactive text, along with bright and energetic full-color illustrations that depict readiness concepts for teeth brushing.
Scholastic Inc., 2010
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I know why I brush my teeth
Sam learns about his teeth and why it is important to keep them clean with regular brushing, in a fun new addition to a science series for young children. By the illustrator of Cows in the Kitchen.
Kate Rowan, Katharine McEwen, 1999
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A Brush of Darkness
The man of her dreams might be the cause of her nightmares.
Allison Pang, 2011
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Luminous Brush: Painting with Egg Tempera
This guide examines the use of egg tempera to achieve luminous effects in painting.
Altoon Sultan, 1999
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Brush Meditation: A Japanese Way to Mind & Body Harmony
A book of simple step-by-step exercises demonstrating how to use the traditional fundamentals of Japanese calligraphy for spiritual awakening of the mind & body.
H. E. Davey, 1999
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Contemporary brush techniques
A complete introduction to all styles of brush playing, this volume includes conventional brush strokes, Latin brushes, special effects, solo exercises, rock beats, and a stereo recording of Louie Bellson demonstrating each example, ...
Louie Bellson, Henry Bellson, Dave Black, 2000
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Brush with Death: A Social History of Lead Poisoning
"In this highly engaging study, Christian Warren develops a broad critique of the lead industries, gas and paint manufacturers, and the scientific authorities who, for the most part, worked for them in the twentieth century.
Christian Warren, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRUSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brush is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Brush football player Jordan Overton brings versatility, excitement to …
LYNDHURST, Ohio – Listing Brush football player Jordan Overton as an athlete instead of wide receiver, cornerback or kick returner might be ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
2
Woman Frustrated About Excessive Brush
The ripple effects of recent flooding are spreading across much of Hidalgo County. One woman in Donna said several large old piles of brush ... «KRGV, Jul 15»
3
Brush fire burning near Indian Trail and Rutter Parkway
Level 1 evacuations for the Little Spokane Fire burning near Indian Trail Rd. and Rutter Parkway were lifted Monday night. Fire crews will ... «KXLY Spokane, Jul 15»
4
Brush fire consumes nearly 200 North Kona acres
Firefighters mopped up final hot spots Monday on a brush fire that consumed nearly 200 acres this weekend in a populated area of North Kona. «West Hawaii Today, Jul 15»
5
Back to School: Brush up on your school bus stop laws
I know it's the middle of summer vacation for most kids, but some Wake County year-round students are headed back to school on Tuesday for ... «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
6
Three brush fires extinguished in SK
They responded to 60 911 calls on Saturday, but encountered no building fires and only one moderate brush fire. Overnight Sunday, they ... «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»
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4-Alarm Brush Fire Near Vacaville Possibly Threatening Homes
VACAVILLE (CBS SF) — A car fire ignited a fast-spreading vegetation fire Monday morning that could be threatening several homes near ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
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Firefighters make quick work of quarter-acre brush fire in Burbank
Roughly 50 firefighters knocked down a quarter-acre brush fire at the Bel Aire Ballfield in Burbank, officials said. Just before noon, firefighters ... «Burbank Leader, Jul 15»
9
A Washing Machine for Your Makeup Brushes? It Exists
The Lilumia Makeup Brush Cleaning Device hold up to six brushes at the same time and uses soap, water and a rotating mechanism to remove ... «Glamour, Jul 15»
10
Brush Bar paints wine, art theme in a new light
Tables were filled, palettes were primed and wine was poured on opening night, June 27, of Sam Astuto's latest venture, The Brush Bar, a take ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»

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