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.
noun The act of brushing something.
She gave her hair a quick brush.
noun A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
noun A brush-like electrical discharge of sparks.
noun Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
noun A short, possibly recurrent encounter or experience.
brush with death
noun The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.