(brush-off)

  • 51brush — brush1 S3 [brʌʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(object for cleaning/painting)¦ 2¦(trees)¦ 3¦(movement)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5 6¦(tail)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 6; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Early French broisse, from Old French broce ( …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52brush — brush1 [ brʌʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 tool ▸ 2 light touch ▸ 3 short experience ▸ 4 fox s tail ▸ 5 trees/branches ▸ 6 use of a brush 1. ) count an object used for painting, cleaning things, or making your hair neat. It consists of a handle with stiff… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 53brush */*/ — I UK [brʌʃ] / US verb Word forms brush : present tense I/you/we/they brush he/she/it brushes present participle brushing past tense brushed past participle brushed 1) [transitive] to make something clean or tidy using a brush brush your… …

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  • 54brush aside — verb bar from attention or consideration (Freq. 2) She dismissed his advances • Syn: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush off, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ignore …

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  • 55brush — I n. 1) to apply a brush to 2) a bottle; clothes brush; hairbrush; nailbrush; paintbrush; scrub (AE), scrubbing (BE); shaving brush; toothbrush; upholstery brush II v. 1) (d; intr.) to brush against (she brushed against the table) 2) (d; intr.)… …

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  • 56brush — [[t]brʌ̱ʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ brushes, brushing, brushed 1) N COUNT A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair. We gave him paint and brushes …

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  • 57brush — brush1 brushable, adj. brusher, n. brushlike, adj. /brush/, n. 1. an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc. 2. one of a pair of devices… …

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  • 58brush — n. & v. n. 1 an implement with bristles, hair, wire, etc. varying in firmness set into a block or projecting from the end of a handle, for any of various purposes, esp. cleaning or scrubbing, painting, arranging the hair, etc. 2 the application… …

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  • 59brush — Synonyms and related words: Arabia Deserta, Death Valley, Sahara, action, aerial combat, affray, air brush, air dry, anhydrate, armored combat, art paper, attouchement, back country, backlog, backwoods, bake, ball the jack, barrel, barren, barren …

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  • 60brush — {{11}}brush (n.1) dust sweeper, a brush for sweeping, late 14c., also, c.1400, brushwood, brushes; from O.Fr. broisse (Mod.Fr. brosse) a brush (13c.), perhaps from V.L. *bruscia a bunch of new shoots (used to sweep away dust), perhaps from P.Gmc …

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