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      brush
      noun
      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.
      (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
      A short, possibly recurrent encounter or experience.
      The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
      (zoology) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
      (music) An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
      (computer graphics) An on-screen tool for "painting" a particular colour or texture.
      (computer graphics) A set of defined design and parameters that produce drawn strokes of a certain texture and quality.
      (video games) In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area.
      (poker, slang) The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino.
      (North Wisconsin, uncountable) Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in making wreaths.
      A surname.
      (archaic) A short contest, or trial, of speed.
      verb
      (transitive) To clean with a brush.
      (transitive) To untangle or arrange with a brush.
      (transitive) To apply with a brush.
      (transitive) To remove with a sweeping motion.
      (ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
      (intransitive) To clean one's teeth by brushing them.
      Synonyms for brush
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