brush: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with B · ends with H
Meaning of brush
noun
- countable, uncountable
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.
- countable, uncountable
The act of brushing something.
Example: She gave her hair a quick brush.
- countable, uncountable
A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
- countable, uncountable
A brush-like electrical discharge of sparks.
Listed forms: brushes.
Source: Wiktionary — brush.
verb
- transitive
To clean with a brush.
Example: Brush your teeth.
- transitive
To untangle or arrange with a brush.
Example: Brush your hair.
- transitive
To apply with a brush.
Example: I am brushing the paint onto the walls.
- transitive
To remove with a sweeping motion.
Example: She brushed the flour off my clothes.
Listed forms: brushes, brushing, brushed.
Source: Wiktionary — brush.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for brush.
noun
a dense growth of bushes
noun
momentary contact
- light touch
noun
a minor short-term fight
noun
the act of brushing your teeth
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is brush in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of brush
B(3) + R(1) + U(1) + S(1) + H(4) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of brush
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from brush
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in brush. Showing up to 24, longest first.