brush
Nghĩa (English)
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- 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.
- The act of brushing something.
- A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
- A brush-like electrical discharge of sparks.
- Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
- A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
- The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
- A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
- A short contest, or trial, of speed.
- An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
- An on-screen tool for "painting" a particular colour or texture.
- A set of defined design and parameters that produce drawn strokes of a certain texture and quality.
- In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area.
- (slang) The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino.
- Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in making wreaths.
Synonyms
brush against
touch lightly
light touch
commutator brush
swab down
draw a comb through
dust and sweep
score out
brush on
scrub brush
inunct
sleek down
strike a note
writing instrument
groom animal
tropical scrub
electric brush
electrical brush
carbon body
brush away
dynamo brush
shrubbery scrub
rub against
small brush
writing brush
long-handled brush
fourre
floorbrush
make bright
laying on
Tính thường xuyên
Phát âm là (IPA)
/bɹʌʃ/
Từ nguyên (English)
In summary
From Middle English brusshe, from Old French broisse (Modern French brosse), from Vulgar Latin *brustia, from Frankish *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”), or also Vulgar Latin *bruscia, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“tuft, thicket, underbrush”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusgo-.
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