I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ stiff , stiff-bristled
▪
Scrub the wood thoroughly with water and a stiff ~.
▪ fine , soft , soft-bristled
▪ nylon , wire
▪ clothes , hair (usually hairbrush ) , make-up , paint (usually paintbrush ) , pastry , scrub ( AmE ), scrubbing ( BrE ), shaving , toilet , tooth (usually toothbrush )
VERB + BRUSH
▪ apply sth with
▪
Apply the paint with a clean ~.
▪ use , wield
▪ run
▪
She ran a ~ through her hair.
▪ dip
▪
She took a can of paint and dipped her ~ in it.
▪ clean
BRUSH + NOUN
▪ stroke
▪
The artist has used tiny ~ strokes.
PREPOSITION
▪ with a/the ~
▪
Remove all the rust with a wire ~.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ and comb , a comb and ~ ( AmE )
▪ a dustpan and ~
II.
verb
1 clean with a brush
ADVERB
▪ carefully , quickly , slowly
▪ down
▪
She hummed happily as she ~ed down her coat.
▪ back
▪
Her hair was ~ed back in a pony tail.
▪ out
▪
She ~ed out her long hair.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
Lucille ~ed at the blood on his jacket.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth clean
2 touch lightly
ADVERB
▪ gently , lightly , softly
▪ accidentally
▪ barely
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
She carefully avoided ~ing against the man sitting beside her.
▪ by
▪
She ~ed by him and dashed up the stairs.
▪ past
▪
I hardly noticed the man who ~ed past me in the corridor.
▪ with
▪
He ~ed her lips with his.
Brush is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hand , ↑ lip
Brush is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bang , ↑ cheek , ↑ crumb , ↑ curl , ↑ dust , ↑ hair , ↑ horse , ↑ pastry , ↑ strand , ↑ tear , ↑ tooth