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The correct spelling is brushes.
How to pronounce brushes
noun
Say it like: Bru-she-s
The correct spelling is brushes. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and ar… For example: "She gave her hair a quick brush."
Usage Examples
“She gave her hair a quick brush.”
“He has had brushes with communism from time to time.”
“donwloading brushes for Photoshop”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
- 2.The act of brushing something.
- 3.A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
- 4.A brush-like electrical discharge of sparks.
- 5.Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees.
verb
- 1.To clean with a brush.
- 2.To untangle or arrange with a brush.
- 3.To apply with a brush.
- 4.To remove with a sweeping motion.
- 5.To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
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