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What is the noun for brush?

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brush
  1. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
  2. A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
  3. The act of brushing something.
  4. (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees (Wikipedia).
  5. A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
  6. The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
  7. (zoology) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
  8. (archaic) A short contest, or trial, of speed.
  9. (music) An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
  10. (computer graphics) An on-screen tool for "painting" a particular colour or texture.
  11. (video game) In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area.
  12. (poker, slang) The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino.
  13. (Wisconsin) Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in wreathmaking.
  14. Synonyms:
  15. Examples:
    1. “The detective then takes a small brush and brushes the powder over the keypad.”
      “His brush with the more volatile side of his best friend has left him somewhat cowed.”
      “He clearly had fond memories of his time at Oxford, despite his brush with the law.”
brusher
  1. Someone who brushes (any of the meanings).
  2. (mining, historical) A person employed to cut or blast the roof or floor of a roadway and so give more height.
  3. (mining, historical) A person who gets the mineral down by blasting in the working face after it has been "holed".
  4. Examples:
    1. “Moved by Roger Lavoie to alternate the hours for the brusher in order to do more hours in a day.”
      “Others see catering to the lackluster brusher as marketing plain and simple.”
      “Other products like asphalt distributor, micro surfacing paver and road brusher are also available at Gaoyuan.”
brushbar
  1. A rotating bar with brushlike bristles, used in certain cleaning appliances.
brushful
  1. A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
brushstroke
  1. The stroke of a brush, as in painting.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “After dipping the brush into the vibrant paint, she quickly flicked her wrist, creating a mesmerizing brushstroke on the canvas.”
      “Elizabeth O'Reilly is a painterly realist who conveys her perceptions of reality via personalized line, color and brushstroke.”
      “Soon, this same planar element reappeared in some of her paintings and watercolors as a squarish brushstroke, abstracting the shape of flowers.”
brushmaking
brushland
brushability
  1. The quality or degree of being brushable.
brushmaker
  1. A person who makes brushes.
brushiness
  1. The state or condition of being brushy.
brushing
brushstrokes
  1. plural of brushstroke
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “These new paintings are mostly organized around nearly straight brushstrokes executed on grounds made of broader, looser applications of paint.”
      “The piece contains stylistic features like energetic brushstrokes and jewel-like colours used expressionistically.”
      “Kehoe's broad brushstrokes reduce the surfaces and modeling of her subjects to angular planes of lights and darks.”
brushmakers
  1. plural of brushmaker
brushlands
brushfuls
  1. plural of brushful
brushbars
  1. plural of brushbar
brushings
  1. plural of brushing
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Transbronchial biopsies and brushings returned positive for non-small cell carcinoma.”
      “Repeat brushings are indicated for suspicious or negative results not consistent with the clinical or radiologic findings.”
      “Vertical-mow only in a manner that grooms the surface or use brushings, which help control grain and encourage vertical growth.”
brushers
  1. plural of brusher
brushes
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