Noun

• S: (n) brush, brushing (the act of brushing your teeth) "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
• S: (n) brush, brushing (the act of brushing your hair) "he gave his hair a quick brush"

Verb

• S: (v) brush (rub with a brush, or as if with a brush) "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
• S: (v) brush (touch lightly and briefly) "He brushed the wall lightly"
• S: (v) brush (clean with a brush) "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"
• S: (v) brush, sweep (sweep across or over) "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
• S: (v) brush (remove with or as if with a brush) "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
• S: (v) brush (cover by brushing) "brush the bread with melted butter"