Brushes — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Brushes

Brushes (verb)

1. to apply a brush to
2. to apply with a brush
3. to remove with passing strokes (as of a brush)
4. to move lightly or heedlessly
5. to improve or polish as if by brushing
6. to renew one's skill in
7. to refresh one's memory, renew one's skill

Brushes (noun)

1. brushwood
2. scrub vegetation
3. land covered with scrub vegetation
4. a device composed of bristles typically set into a handle and used especially for sweeping, smoothing, scrubbing, or painting
5. something resembling a brush
6. a bushy tail
7. a brief encounter or skirmish
8. a pitch intentionally thrown near the batter's head or body in baseball
9. end plate
10. any of various shrubby composite plants (genera Chrysothamnus, Ericameria, and Lorandersonia) of western North America that have narrow leaves and clusters of small, typically yellow flowers, and that are tolerant of dry, poor, alkaline soils
11. a brush with hard bristles for heavy cleaning —called also scrubbing brush