| noun | a dense growth of bushes |
| noun | an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle |
| noun | momentary contact |
| noun | conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor |
| noun | a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) |
| noun | a minor short-term fight |
| noun | the act of brushing your teeth “the dentist recommended two brushes a day” |
| noun | the act of brushing your hair “he gave his hair a quick brush” |
| noun | contact with something dangerous or undesirable “I had a brush with danger on my way to work” |
| verb | rub with a brush, or as if with a brush “Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket” |
| verb | touch lightly and briefly “He brushed the wall lightly” |
| verb | clean with a brush “She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet” |
| verb | sweep across or over “Her long skirt brushed the floor” |
| verb | remove with or as if with a brush “brush away the crumbs” |
| verb | cover by brushing “brush the bread with melted butter” |
| brushy | adjective | covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; ; ; - Jack Beatty |
| brush | verb | clean with a brush |
| encounter | verb | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle |
| skirmish | verb | engage in a skirmish |
| brush | noun | an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle |
| sweep | noun | a movement in an arc |