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| besom |
a broom, esp. one formed by a bundle of twigs or brush attached to a handle. |
| billhook |
a sharp curved or hooked tool used for pruning, cutting, and clearing brush. |
| brush1 |
a continuous act or single motion of using a brush. [4/8 definitions] |
| brushwood |
an area of low-growing trees, shrubs, and bushes; undergrowth; brush. [1/2 definitions] |
| brushwork |
work done with a brush, as in painting. [2 definitions] |
| camel's-hair brush |
a type of small brush made from the hairs of a squirrel's tail and used by artists. |
| carpet sweeper |
a long-handled, hand-operated household implement containing a rotating brush that sweeps dirt, lint, and the like from rugs and carpets. |
| chaparral |
a low, dense growth of shrubby oaks and brush, esp. in the American Southwest. |
| deadfall |
any dead mass of fallen trees or brush. [1/2 definitions] |
| en brosse |
(French) of hair, cut short, so that it resembles the bristles of a brush. |
| finger painting |
the application of paint with the fingers, hands, or forearms, rather than with a brush, to create a picture or design. [1/2 definitions] |
| flick |
a sharp, light blow or stroke, as with a finger, brush, whip, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
| graze2 |
to touch or brush lightly in passing. [2/5 definitions] |
| groom |
to wipe down, brush, and care for (a horse). [1/7 definitions] |
| hairbrush |
a brush used to groom and arrange the hair. |
| impressionism |
(often cap.) a style of painting, originating in France in the late nineteenth century, directed toward capturing the vitality of a subject through observing the play of colored light and shadow upon it and painting quickly, using short brush strokes and unmixed colors. [1/2 definitions] |
| kiss |
of a billiard ball or other object, to lightly touch or brush (another). [2/8 definitions] |
| paintbrush |
any brush used to apply paint. [1/2 definitions] |
| scrub1 |
to clean by rubbing hard, often with a stiff brush or other abrasive cleaning tool. [1/6 definitions] |
| scrubber |
a stiff brush or abrasive tool used for scrubbing. [1/3 definitions] |
| shave |
to brush or scrape against in passing. [1/8 definitions] |
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