Mopnoun
An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
Brushnoun
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
Mopnoun
(humorous) A dense head of hair.
âHe ran a comb through his mop and hurried out the door.â;
Brushnoun
The act of brushing something.
âShe gave her hair a quick brush.â;
Mopnoun
A fair where servants are hired.
Brushnoun
A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
Mopnoun
The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
Brushnoun
A brush-like electrical discharge of sparks.
Mopnoun
A made-up face; a grimace.
Brushnoun
(uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees (Wikipedia).
Mopverb
(transitive) To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
âto mop (or scrub) a floorâ; âto mop one's face with a handkerchiefâ;
Brushnoun
A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
âHe has had brushes with communism from time to time.â;
Mopverb
(intransitive) To make a wry expression with the mouth.
Brushnoun
The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox.
Mopnoun
A made-up face; a grimace.
Brushnoun
(zoology) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
Mopnoun
An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
Brushnoun
(archaic) A short contest, or trial, of speed.
Mopnoun
A fair where servants are hired.
Brushnoun
(music) An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals.
Mopnoun
The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
Brushnoun
(computer graphics) An on-screen tool for "painting" a particular colour or texture.
Mopverb
To make a wry mouth.
Brushnoun
(video games) In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area.
Mopverb
To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.
Brushnoun
The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino.
Mopnoun
cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
Brushnoun
(North Wisconsin, uncountable) Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in wreathmaking.
Mopverb
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop;
âMop the hallway nowâ; âHe mopped her forehead with a towelâ;
Brushverb
(transitive) To clean with a brush.
âBrush your teeth.â;
Mopverb
make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip;
âmop and mowâ; âThe girl poutedâ;
Brushverb
(transitive) To untangle or arrange with a brush.
âBrush your hair.â;
Mop
A mop (such as a floor mop) is a mass or bundle of coarse strings or yarn, etc., or a piece of cloth, sponge or other absorbent material, attached to a pole or stick. It is used to soak up liquid, for cleaning floors and other surfaces, to mop up dust, or for other cleaning purposes.
Brushverb
(transitive) To apply with a brush.
âBrush the paint onto the walls.â;
Brushverb
(transitive) To remove with a sweeping motion.
âBrush the flour off your clothes.â;
Brushverb
(ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
âHer scarf brushed his skin.â;
Brushverb
(intransitive) To clean one's teeth by brushing them.
Brushnoun
An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc.
Brushnoun
The bushy tail of a fox.
Brushnoun
A tuft of hair on the mandibles.
Brushnoun
Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.
Brushnoun
A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small trees in a wood; underbrush.
Brushnoun
land covered with brush{5}; in Australia, a dense growth of vegetation in good soil, including shrubs and trees, mostly small.
Brushnoun
A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of metal, used to conduct an electrical current to or from the commutator of a dynamo, electric motor, or similar apparatus.
Brushnoun
The act of brushing; as, to give one's clothes a brush; a rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; as, we got a brush from the wheel as it passed.
â[As leaves] have with one winter's brushFell from their boughts.â;
Brushnoun
A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; as, to have a brush with an enemy; a brush with the law.
âLet grow thy sinews till their knots be strong,And tempt not yet the brushes of the war.â;
Brushnoun
A short contest, or trial, of speed.
âLet us enjoy a brush across the country.â;
Brushverb
To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush.
Brushverb
To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a brush.
âSome spread their sailes, some with strong oars sweepThe waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave.â; âBrushed with the kiss of rustling wings.â;
Brushverb
To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; - commonly with off.
âAs wicked dew as e'er my mother brushedWith raven's feather from unwholesome fen.â; âAnd from the boughts brush off the evil dew.â; âYou have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I have done my best to brush you up like your neighbors.â;
Brushverb
To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; as, to brush by.
âSnatching his hat, he brushed off like the wind.â;
Brushnoun
a dense growth of bushes
Brushnoun
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
Brushnoun
momentary contact
Brushnoun
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
Brushnoun
a minor short-term fight
Brushnoun
the act of brushing your teeth;
âthe dentist recommended two brushes a dayâ;
Brushnoun
the act of brushing your hair;
âhe gave his hair a quick brushâ;
Brushnoun
contact with something dangerous or undesirable;
âI had a brush with danger on my way to workâ; âhe tried to avoid any brushes with the policeâ;
Brushverb
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush;
âJohnson brushed the hairs from his jacketâ;
Brushverb
touch lightly and briefly;
âHe brushed the wall lightlyâ;
Brushverb
clean with a brush;
âShe brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closetâ;
Brushverb
sweep across or over;
âHer long skirt brushed the floorâ; âA gasp swept cross the audienceâ;
Brushverb
remove with or as if with a brush;
âbrush away the crumbsâ; âbrush the dust from the jacketâ; âbrush aside the objectionsâ;
Brushverb
cover by brushing;
âbrush the bread with melted butterâ;
Brushnoun
an implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, or arranging the hair
âa shaving brushâ;
Brushnoun
an act of sweeping, applying, or arranging with a brush or with one's hand
âhe gave the seat a brushâ;
Brushnoun
a light and fleeting touch
âthe lightest brush of his lips against her cheekâ;
Brushnoun
a brief encounter with someone or something unpleasant or notable
âa brush with deathâ; âmy first brush with fameâ;
Brushnoun
the bushy tail of a fox.
Brushnoun
a drumstick with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound on drums or cymbals.
Brushnoun
a piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator.
Brushnoun
girls or women regarded sexually
ââBeer first, brush later.ââ;
Brushnoun
undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs.
Brushnoun
land covered with undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs.
Brushnoun
cut brushwood.
Brushnoun
dense forest.
Brushverb
remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing
âwe'll be able to brush the mud off easilyâ;
Brushverb
use a brush or one's hand to remove dust or dirt from (something)
âshe brushed down her best coatâ;
Brushverb
clean (one's teeth) with a brush.
Brushverb
arrange (one's hair) by running a brush through it
âshe carefully made up her face and brushed her long auburn hairâ;
Brushverb
apply a liquid to (a surface) with a brush
âbrush the potatoes with oilâ;
Brushverb
touch lightly and gently
âstems of grass brush against her legsâ; âtheir fingers brushed as she took the glass from himâ;
Brushverb
push (something) away with a quick movement of the hand
âshe brushed a wisp of hair away from her faceâ;
Brush
A brush is a common tool with bristles, wire or other filaments. It generally consists of a handle or block to which filaments are affixed in either a parallel or perpendicular orientation, depending on the way the brush is to be gripped during use.