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
There’s a red bicycle twisted in the brush.
From Literature
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I resist the urge to brush the hair that’s flopped over his forehead out of his eyes.
From Literature
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He brushed past the walnut shell containing his left eyeball, his paws finding the craggy cover of a familiar book.
From Literature
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Pick up a sweeping brush, even if no one asked you to.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.