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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Light and momentary contact with another person or thing. |
| Synonyms: | flick, graze, skim |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A brief, hostile exposure to or contact with something such as danger or opposition. |
| Synonyms: | clash, encounter, run-in, skirmish |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To make light and momentary contact with, as in passing. |
| Synonyms: | flick, graze, kiss, shave, skim |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | broom, clash, clean, comb, conflict, encounter, fight, fray, graze, groom, hair, paint, rub, scuffle, sideswipe, skim, skirmish, stroke, sweep, tooth, touch, undergrowth, whisk |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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