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A '''[[brush]]''' is a device with bristles, wire or other filaments used for cleaning, grooming, painting, etc. |
A '''[[brush]]''' is a device with bristles, wire or other filaments used for cleaning, grooming, painting, etc. |
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'''Brush''' may also refer to: |
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===Grooming and cleaning=== |
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*[[Hairbrush]], a brush designed for grooming hair |
*[[Hairbrush]], a brush designed for grooming hair |
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*[[Toothbrush]], a brush designed for cleaning teeth |
*[[Toothbrush]], a brush designed for cleaning teeth |
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*[[Toilet brush]], a brush used to clean toilets |
*[[Toilet brush]], a brush used to clean toilets |
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*[[Drum stick#Brushes|Drum brush]], a type of drum stick used for smoother playing |
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===Applying substances=== |
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*[[Paintbrush]], a brush used to apply paint or ink |
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*[[Brush, California]], a ghost town near Brush Creek in Butte County, California, United States |
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*[[Ink brush]], a brush used in East Asia for calligraphy |
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*[[Airbrush]], by analogy, a tool for spraying paint |
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*[[Drum brush]], a type of drumstick in music |
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==Places== |
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*[[Brush, Colorado]], a statutory city located in eastern Morgan County, Colorado, United States |
*[[Brush, Colorado]], a statutory city located in eastern Morgan County, Colorado, United States |
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*[[Brush Creek]], the name of many streams, particularly in the United States |
*[[Brush Creek (disambiguation)]], the name of many streams, particularly in the United States |
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*[[Brush Hill (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Brush Lake (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Brush Valley (disambiguation)]] |
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==Plants== |
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*[[Underbrush]], plants that live below the forest canopy |
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*[[Pruning]]s, cuttings from small trees and shrubs |
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*[[Scrubland]], a plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, sometimes referred to as the brush |
*[[Scrubland]], a plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, sometimes referred to as the brush |
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*[[Melaleuca uncinata]], an Australian plant commonly known as broombush or brushwood |
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==Manufacturing== |
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*[[Brush Development Company]], former manufacturer of audio and phonographic equipment |
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*[[Brush Engineered Materials]], a metal manufacturing company |
*[[Brush Engineered Materials]], a metal manufacturing company |
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*[[Brush Motor Car Company]], a defunct United States automobile company |
*[[Brush Motor Car Company]], a defunct United States automobile company |
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*[[Brush SEM]], a Czech generator manufacturer |
*[[Brush SEM]], a Czech generator manufacturer |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[Brush (Martian crater)]] |
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* [[Charles F. Brush]] (1849-1929), a United States inventor |
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* [[Brush (surname)]] |
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* [[George de Forest Brush]] (1855-1941), a United States painter |
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* [[Brush (video games)]], a building-block for video game levels |
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* {{USS|Brush|DD-745}}, a United States Navy destroyer |
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* [[Jared M. Brush]] (1814–1895), a former mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
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* [[Ben Brush]] (1893–1918), American racehorse and sire |
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* [[Katharine Brush]] (1902-1952), a United States author |
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* [[Paul Brush]] (born 1958), an English footballer |
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* [[Richard Brush]] (born 1984), an English footballer |
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* [[USS Brush (DD-745)]], a United States Navy destroyer named for Charles Brush |
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* [[Rufe Brush]], an anthropomorphic squirrel from the book ''Mariel of Redwall'', part of the Redwall series of fantasy books |
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* [[Ben Brush]] (1893-1918), a United States racehorse and prolific sire who won the Kentucky Derby in 1896 |
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==See also== |
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[[Category:Surnames]] |
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* [[Brushing (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Scrub brush (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 10 October 2024
Look up brush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A brush is a device with bristles, wire or other filaments used for cleaning, grooming, painting, etc.
Brush may also refer to:
Brushes
[edit]Grooming and cleaning
[edit]- Hairbrush, a brush designed for grooming hair
- Toothbrush, a brush designed for cleaning teeth
- Toilet brush, a brush used to clean toilets
Applying substances
[edit]- Paintbrush, a brush used to apply paint or ink
- Ink brush, a brush used in East Asia for calligraphy
- Pastry brush, also known as a basting brush, a cooking utensil used to spread oil or glaze on food
- Airbrush, by analogy, a tool for spraying paint
Other
[edit]- Brush (electric), a component which conducts current between stationary wires and moving parts
- Drum brush, a type of drumstick in music
Places
[edit]- Brush, Colorado, a statutory city located in eastern Morgan County, Colorado, United States
- Brush Creek (disambiguation), the name of many streams, particularly in the United States
- Brush Hill (disambiguation)
- Brush Lake (disambiguation)
- Brush Valley (disambiguation)
Plants
[edit]- Underbrush, plants that live below the forest canopy
- Prunings, cuttings from small trees and shrubs
- Indian Paintbrush (disambiguation), a name that may refer to butterfly weed, hawkweed or the genus Castilleja
- Scrubland, a plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, sometimes referred to as the brush
- Melaleuca uncinata, an Australian plant commonly known as broombush or brushwood
Manufacturing
[edit]- Brush Development Company, former manufacturer of audio and phonographic equipment
- Brush Engineered Materials, a metal manufacturing company
- Brush Motor Car Company, a defunct United States automobile company
- Brush Traction, a United Kingdom locomotive manufacturer
- Brush Turbogenerators, a multi-national holding company for companies that build generators, owned by Melrose plc
- Brush Electrical Machines, a United Kingdom generator manufacturer
- Brush HMA, a Dutch generator manufacturer
- Brush SEM, a Czech generator manufacturer
Other uses
[edit]- Brush (Martian crater)
- Brush (surname)
- Brush (video games), a building-block for video game levels
- USS Brush (DD-745), a United States Navy destroyer
- Basil Brush, a fictional fox on British television
- Ben Brush (1893–1918), American racehorse and sire