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brush noun

  /bɹɛʃ/ , /bɹʌʃ/
  • 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.
harja, sivellin, suka, suti
  • A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
harja
  • A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
hankaus, kosketus
  • (music) An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
harja, vispilä
  • The act of brushing something.
harjaus
  • (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
pensaikko, pusikko, pöheikkö
  • The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
pörröhäntä

brush verb

  /bɹɛʃ/ , /bɹʌʃ/
  • (transitive) To clean with a brush.
  • (transitive) To untangle or arrange with a brush.
  • (transitive) To remove with a sweeping motion.
harjata
  • (ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
hipaista, koskettaa
  • (transitive) To apply with a brush.
sivellä
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