brush- root words — words with the brush- root

The root brush- comes from Old French brosse, meaning brushwood, bristle-cluster. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including nailbrush, brushstroke, brushwork. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the brush- root

Explore words with brush- — words containing the brush- root and sharing its sense of "brushwood, bristle-cluster". Examples include nailbrush, brushstroke, brushwork. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does brush- mean?

The brush- root means brushwood, bristle-cluster, from Old French brosse. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.