brush
Usage
What are other ways to say brush?
A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. Clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions.
Example Sentences
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"Imagine manipulating millions of tubules 100 times thinner than a human hair to make them build a wire or stand up vertically to make a brush," Zhang said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Avoid walking through tall grass and brush where snakes might be hiding.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Fellow presenters offered words of support after Minchin revealed her brush with the freezing cold.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Financial planners who brush off crypto and reject it outright risk alienating these potential clients.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Next moment I heard something big lumbering through the brush.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
