| Engels > Nederlands |
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| brush |
| 1. borstel |
| Engels > Engels |
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| brush |
| 1. n. 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. |
| 2. n. The act of brushing something. |
| She gave her hair a quick brush. |
| 3. n. A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine. |
| 4. n. A brush-like electrical discharge of sparks. |
| Synonyms: corposant |
| 5. n. Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees (Wikipedia). |
| 6. n. A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience. |
| He has had brushes with communism from time to time. |
| 7. n. The furry tail of an animal, especially of a fox. |
| 8. n. (zoology) A tuft of hair on the mandibles. |
| 9. n. (archaic) A short contest, or trial, of speed. |
| 10. n. (music) An instrument, resembling a brush, used to produce a soft sound from drums or cymbals. |
| 11. n. (computer graphics) An on-screen tool for "painting" a particular colour or texture. |
| 12. n. (video games) In 3D video games, a convex polyhedron, especially one that defines structure of the play area. |
| 13. n. (poker, slang) The floorperson of a poker room, usually in a casino. |
| 14. n. (North Wisconsin, un) Evergreen boughs, especially balsam, locally cut and baled for export, usually for use in wreathmaking. |
| 15. v. To clean with a brush. |
| Brush your teeth. |
| 16. v. To untangle or arrange with a brush. |
| Brush your hair. |
| 17. v. To apply with a brush. |
| Brush the paint onto the walls. |
| 18. v. To remove with a sweeping motion. |
| Brush the flour off your clothes. |
| 19. v. To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing. |
| Her scarf brushed his skin. |
| 20. v. (intransitive) To clean one's teeth by brushing them. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| borstel |
| 1. n-m. brush |
| 2. n-m. bristle |
| 3. v. imperative of borstelen |
