brushes

Noun

• a dense growth of bushes
• an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
• momentary contact
• conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
• a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
• a minor short-term fight
• the act of brushing your teeth
  • "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"
• the act of brushing your hair
• contact with something dangerous or undesirable
  • "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
• plural of brush

Verb

• rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
• touch lightly and briefly
• clean with a brush
• sweep across or over
• remove with or as if with a brush
• cover by brushing
• third-person singular simple present indicative of brush

Synonyms

brush, brushing, brushwood, clash, coppice, copse, encounter, light touch, skirmish, sweep, thicket