Brushes - English meaning

noun

A broom made of twigs tied round a stick.

Usage examples:

Players have brooms, known as besoms, to sweep the ice clear of snow or debris so that nothing slow…

noun

A broom (= a brush with a long handle, for cleaning floors) made from thin sticks tied together at the end of a thicker stick

Usage examples:

An elderly woman was sweeping the yard with a birch-twig besom., she was a cheeky besom.

noun

A long-handled brush of bristles or twigs, used for sweeping.

Usage examples:

Many indian basketmakers were also skilled makers of chair seats, mats, brooms, and scrub brushes a…

noun

A cleaning implement for sweeping

noun

A brush with a long handle, used for cleaning the floor

Usage examples:

I use that broom to sweep the kitchen floor.

verb

Touch or stroke gently or lovingly.

Usage examples:

She caressed the girl's forehead

noun

A gentle or loving touch.

Usage examples:

She felt the caress of his breath on her cheek

noun

The state of physical touching.

Usage examples:

Equipment in contact with water can benefit from rubber lining

verb

Communicate with (someone), typically in order to give or receive information.

Usage examples:

Anyone with any information should contact darlington police

noun

Communication with someone, or with a group or organization

Usage examples:

Have you kept in contact with your friends from college?, the pilot was always in contact with an a…

noun

An enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships.

Usage examples:

The boat nosed up to a dock

verb

(of a ship) come into a dock and tie up at a wharf.

Usage examples:

The ship docked at southampton

noun

The solid bony or fleshy part of an animal's tail, excluding the hair.

Usage examples:

Jason grabbed the towels and spread them at the dog's tail and dock.

noun

A sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

The flick of a switch

verb

Strike or propel (something) with a sudden quick movement of the fingers.

Usage examples:

Max flicked his bow tie

verb

Throw or toss with a quick motion

verb

Take a brief or hurried look.

Usage examples:

Ginny glanced at her watch

noun

A brief or hurried look.

Usage examples:

I stole a glance at john

noun

A shiny black or grey sulphide ore of lead, copper, or other metal.

Usage examples:

Lead glance

verb

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

Usage examples:

Cattle graze on the open meadows

noun

A slight injury where the skin is scraped.

Usage examples:

Cuts and grazes on the skin

verb

To touch and rub against something while passing it, causing slight damage

Usage examples:

The bullet only grazed his leg., [ i ] cows grazed in the field.

noun

A brush for smoothing a person's hair.

Usage examples:

Reaching for my hairbrush, i smoothed the front of my hair, and pinched my cheeks until i could see…

noun

A brush used for making the hair on your head neat

verb

Touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.

Usage examples:

He kissed her on the lips

noun

A touch or caress with the lips.

Usage examples:

A quick kiss on the cheek

verb

To touch or press your lips against another person, esp. another person’s lips or cheek, as a greeting or to express love

Usage examples:

[ i/t ] the two women hugged and kissed (each other)., [ t ] he kissed the children goodbye., give …

verb

Prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in order to attract attention.

Usage examples:

People were nudging each other and pointing at me

noun

A light touch or push.

Usage examples:

He gave her shoulder a nudge

verb

To push someone or something gently, sometimes to get someone’s attention

Usage examples:

My wife nudged me to tell me to get off the phone so that she could use it., i gave him a nudge to …

noun

A brush for applying paint.

Usage examples:

The artist's easel, paint box, palettes, paintbrushes and dried tubes of paint occupied a corner.

noun

A brush used for putting paint on a surface

verb

Touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand.

Usage examples:

He patted him consolingly on the shoulder

noun

A quick, light touch with the hand.

Usage examples:

Giving him a friendly pat on the arm, she went off to join the others

adjective

Simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing.

Usage examples:

There are no pat answers to these questions

verb

Apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion.

Usage examples:

She rubbed her arm, where she had a large bruise

noun

An act of rubbing.

Usage examples:

She pulled out a towel and gave her head a quick rub

abbreviation

Russian rouble(s).

verb

Drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

Usage examples:

Remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them

noun

An act or sound of scraping.

Usage examples:

He heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock

verb

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

noun

The short tail of a hare, rabbit, or deer.

Usage examples:

Across the sward (rife with sandroses, wood anemones and wild cyclamen) a hare, its scut uplifted i…

noun

A person perceived as foolish, contemptible, or objectionable.

Usage examples:

Go away, you dirty little scut!

verb

(of a man) cut the hair off the face with a razor.

Usage examples:

He washed, shaved, and had breakfast

noun

An act of shaving hair from the face or a part of the body.

Usage examples:

You need a shave

verb

Remove body hair with a razor

verb

Remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

As the scum rises, skim it off

noun

A thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

A skim of ice

verb

Remove from the surface

noun

An act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow.

Usage examples:

He received three strokes of the cane

verb

Move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress.

Usage examples:

He put his hand on her hair and stroked it

verb

A single complete movement

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

noun

A person or device that cleans a floor or road by sweeping.

Usage examples:

A street sweeper

noun

Someone or something that sweeps something clean

Usage examples:

A carpet sweeper (= a machine for cleaning carpets), a road sweeper (= a person whose job is cleani…

noun

The hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect.

Usage examples:

The dog's tail began to wag frantically

verb

Follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret.

Usage examples:

A flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over london

noun

Limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants.

Usage examples:

The land was held in tail general

noun

A part added to the end of a story or piece of writing.

Usage examples:

There was a tailpiece to the article

noun

A small brush with a long handle, used for cleaning the teeth.

Usage examples:

Relatives of missing people were asked to provide dna samples by bringing in toothbrushes, hair bru…

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

An act of touching someone or something.

Usage examples:

Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

verb

Take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly.

Usage examples:

He whisked her off to paris for a few days

noun

A utensil for whipping eggs or cream.

Usage examples:

It doesn't take as long a time as you'd think to whip cream with a whisk.

noun

A mixer incorporating a coil of wires