brush (verb)
101repudiate — verb 1) she repudiated communism Syn: reject, renounce, abandon, give up, turn one s back on, disown, cast off, lay aside; formal forswear, abjure; literary forsake Ant: embrace 2) Hansen repudiated the allegations …
102serve — verb 1) they served their masters faithfully Syn: work for, be in the service of, be employed by; obey 2) this job serves the community Syn: be of service to, be of use to, help, assist, aid, make a contribution to …
103sharpen — verb 1) sharpen the carving knife Syn: hone, whet, strop, grind, file 2) the players are sharpening their skills Syn: improve, brush up, polish up, better, enhance; hone, fine tune …
104shave — verb 1) he shaved his beard Syn: cut off, snip off; crop, trim, barber 2) shave off excess wood Syn: plane, pare, whittle, scrape 3) they shaved the deficit by 4 percent …
105understate — verb let s not understate the importance of the coaching staff Syn: play down, downplay, underrate, underplay, de emphasize, trivialize, minimize, diminish, downgrade, brush aside, gloss over, put it mildly; informal soft pedal, sell short Ant:… …
106undervalue — verb I didn t mean to undervalue your contributions Syn: underrate, underestimate, play down, understate, underemphasize, diminish, minimize, downgrade, reduce, brush aside, gloss over, trivialize, underprice; informal sell short …
107whisk — verb 1) the cable car will whisk you to the top Syn: speed, hurry, rush, sweep, hurtle, shoot 2) she whisked the cloth away Syn: pull, snatch, pluck, tug, jerk; informal whip …
108caress — verb Syn: stroke, touch, fondle, brush, feel, skim …
109comb — verb 1) she combed her hair Syn: groom, brush, untangle, smooth, straighten, neaten, tidy, arrange 2) police combed the area Syn: search, scour, explore …
110ignore — verb 1) he ignored her Syn: take no notice of, pay no attention to, snub, look right through, cold shoulder 2) doctors ignored her instructions Syn: disregard, take no account of, fail to observe, disobey, defy …
