brush (verb)
51brush — Noun: A thicket. Verb: To smooth; to clear the dust from an article, especially an article of clothing …
52paint with a broad brush — verb To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations. Im just painting with a broad brush. You fellows fill in the details. See Also …
53tar with the same brush — verb To characterize using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly. They are both tarred with a dirty brush, and I cant have the Fellowships tarred with the same brush …
54give somebody the brush-off — verb To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone. I asked three different clerks, and they all gave me the brush off. Syn: give somebody the run around, give somebody the cold shoulder …
55wire brush — noun a brush with tough wire bristles for cleaning hard surfaces. ↘a brush with wire strands, used on cymbals to produce a soft metallic sound. verb (wire brush) clean with a wire brush …
56air|brush — «AIR BRUHSH», noun, verb. –noun. 1. a device somewhat like an atomizer, operated by compressed air, that is used to spray paint on a surface. –transitive verb. 1. to paint or touch up with an airbrush: »The Times airbrushed out the player and… …
57bristle — [ brɪs(ə)l] noun a short, stiff hair on an animal s skin or a man s face. ↘a stiff animal hair, or a man made substitute, used to make a brush. verb 1》 (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, as a sign of anger or fear. 2》 react… …
58bristle — ► NOUN 1) a short, stiff hair on an animal s skin or a man s face. 2) a stiff animal or artificial hair, used to make a brush. ► VERB 1) (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin. 2) react angrily or defensively. 3) (bristle with) be… …
59bristly — bristle ► NOUN 1) a short, stiff hair on an animal s skin or a man s face. 2) a stiff animal or artificial hair, used to make a brush. ► VERB 1) (of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin. 2) react angrily or defensively. 3) (bristle with) …
60push aside — verb 1. push out of the way (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑push away • Hypernyms: ↑push, ↑force • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s …
