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Meaning of "brushstroke" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRUSHSTROKE

brushstroke  [ˈbrʌʃstrəʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRUSHSTROKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brushstroke is 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.

WHAT DOES BRUSHSTROKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brushstroke

Brushstroke is a sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein. Delivered to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on September 16, 2003, it was dedicated on October 25, 2003.

Definition of brushstroke in the English dictionary

The definition of brushstroke in the dictionary is a particular method of using a brush, esp as indicated by the mark it leaves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRUSHSTROKE


backstroke
ˈbækˌstrəʊk
breaststroke
ˈbrɛstˌstrəʊk
broke
brəʊk
counter-stroke
ˈkaʊntəstrəʊk
dead-stroke
ˈdedˌstrəʊk
downstroke
ˈdaʊnˌstrəʊk
handstroke
ˈhændˌstrəʊk
heatstroke
ˈhiːtˌstrəʊk
instroke
ˈɪnˌstrəʊk
keystroke
ˈkiːˌstrəʊk
masterstroke
ˈmɑːstəˌstrəʊk
ministroke
ˌmɪnɪˈstrəʊk
outstroke
ˈaʊtˌstrəʊk
roke
rəʊk
roque
rəʊk
sidestroke
ˈsaɪdˌstrəʊk
stroke
strəʊk
sunstroke
ˈsʌnˌstrəʊk
thunderstroke
ˈθʌndəˌstrəʊk
upstroke
ˈʌpˌstrəʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRUSHSTROKE

brush-tail possum
brush-tailed phalanger
brush-tailed phascogale
brush-tailed possum
brush-up
brushability
brushback
brushed
brushed cotton
brusher
brushier
brushiest
brushland
brushless
brushlike
brushmark
brushwheel
brushwood
brushwork
brushy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRUSHSTROKE

a stroke
Bolingbroke
butterfly stroke
exhaust stroke
four-stroke
go for broke
ground stroke
hair stroke
heartbroke
heat stroke
lightning stroke
off one´s stroke
Pembroke
proke
return stroke
scavenge stroke
scavenging stroke
Sheffer´s stroke
stone-broke
two-stroke

Synonyms and antonyms of brushstroke in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brushstroke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRUSHSTROKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

一笔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pincelada
570 millions of speakers

English

brushstroke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

brushstroke
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

brushstroke
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мазок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pincelada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

brushstroke
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup de pinceau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brushstroke
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pinselstrich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

筆跡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

붓 자국
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brushstroke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nét vẽ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

brushstroke
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रशस्ट्रोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fırça darbesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pennellata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pociągnięcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мазок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a tipului de pensula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πινελιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

penseel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

penseldrag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penselstrøk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brushstroke

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRUSHSTROKE»

The term «brushstroke» is normally little used and occupies the 109.841 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRUSHSTROKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brushstroke» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brushstroke» 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 brushstroke

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRUSHSTROKE»

Discover the use of brushstroke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brushstroke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Brushstroke Handbook
Presents a guide to mastering the foundations of any successful painting project, describing how to combine strokes to paint such items as flowers, ribbons, laces, and leaves.
Maureen McNaughton, 2006
2
Brushstroke and Free-style Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts
100 complete modern alphabets, number sets, special symbols. A wide range of casual, "free" lettering styles, often with vignettes. 100 plates.
Dan X. Solo, 1977
3
The Brushstroke Legacy
Weaving together the stories of three generations of women, The Brushstroke Legacy stirs us to believe that no matter the circumstances, we are called to use our gifts– never knowing when they might bring a stranger to a new place of hope ...
Lauraine Snelling, 2009
4
Roy Lichtenstein: mural with blue brushstroke
In words and pictures, it tells how contemporary master Roy Lichtenstein created a 5-story-high mural for the lobby of The Equitable Life Assurance Soc. building in New York.
Calvin Tomkins, Roy Lichtenstein, Bob Adelman, 1988
5
Pop Art:
Expressionist tendencies augmented this development, to the point that the gestural strokes in Abstract Expressionist paintings were thought by many to completely reveal their maker's psyche. ln his series of Brushstroke paintings, Lichten- ...
Klaus Honnef, Uta Grosenick, 2004
6
The Art of Roy Lichtenstein: Mural With Blue Brushstroke
An in-depth record of the working process behind pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's largest piece ever—a five-story-tall mural.
Bob Adelman, 2012
7
Advanced Painter Techniques
Align to Path constrains your brushstroke to a vector path or shape in Painter. The result is somewhat similar to stroking a selection but much more controllable and variable. When you stroke a selection, a brushstroke is painted along the ...
Don Seegmiller, 2011
8
Framing Consciousness in Art: Transcultural Perspectives
All three artists produced images of paint, either as splodges and brushstrokes on a wooden palette in the first two cases, or simply as a brushstroke in the last example, but in the medium of paint.21 I will have the opportunity to turn to these  ...
Gregory Minissale, 2009
9
Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting
72 Nevertheless, in 1979 Richter painted two huge mural-sized canvases — Brushstroke (in Blue) and Brushstroke (in Red) , as well as two smaller but by no means small sketches for them — that resemble the "zips," or painted lines, of the  ...
Robert Storr, 2002
10
Forgetfulness
I believe in a pure brushstroke. Ah, but that is not justice. It will not clothe the poor or feed the hungry. Your pure brushstroke, bourgeois decadence. Bad symbolism . No, Francisco. Sometimes a pure brushstroke is only a pure brushstroke.
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRUSHSTROKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brushstroke is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pens Are Making a High-Tech Comeback
Much of the time, that doesn't matter—it's not like the font size or brushstroke waviness matter in your Google searches and tweets. Nobody, not ... «Wired, Jul 15»
2
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Her creamy complexion, brushstroke eyebrows, and masses of jet hair give her the luscious beauty of a Pears soap ad. But when we meet for ... «Town and Country Magazine, Jul 15»
3
The Australian salt crystals that take on the appearance of PAINTINGS
The tracks left by the salt harvesting machine account for the brushstroke patterns. The series, called Project Blue Fields, is part of a larger ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Paint by User reveals the Web's true colors
Watch it create and delete itself for long enough, and it also becomes a commentary on authorship and domination, as one brushstroke ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
Mary Heilmann and David Reed Join Forces at the Hamburger …
The latter is a long expanse of canvas in which a central red panel is bracketed by two white bookends marked with a black brushstroke. «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
6
A proud son, a prouder mom and that iconic Jazz cup design
... the teal and purple brushstroke design that graces disposable cups and plates made by Sweetheart Cup Company and Solo Cup Company. «Springfield News-Leader, Jul 15»
7
BWW Reviews: TASTE ASIA 2015 in Times Square Excites the …
The first day of the festival also featured an array of cooking demos from culinary dynamos including Chef David Bouley (Bouley, Brushstroke), ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
8
Marks of time
I think it was brushstroke, change the baby, brushstroke, hand out goldfish crackers, brushstroke, fish goldfish crackers out of the paint, lather, ... «Farm and Dairy, Jul 15»
9
DONALD TRUMP: Mike Ramos blasts presidential hopeful's …
... California attorney general in 2018, said: “Rather than painting a broad brushstroke over immigration, perhaps Mr. Trump should stick to what ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
10
Reading exhibit unveils the Mona Lisa's true colors
In a huge blow-up of her eyes, one can see a single brushstroke above her left eye, clearly depicting the remains of an eyebrow. So Mona Lisa ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»

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