brushes
Painter's spreading implements
Brushes is the plural of brush—tools with bristles used for cleaning, painting, or grooming: She keeps her brushes in a jar by the easel.
In music, brushes are wire implements drummers use for a softer, swishing sound on cymbals and snare drums.
The verb form means to sweep lightly or make brief contact: He brushes past her in the hallway.
To give someone the brush-off is to dismiss them curtly.
Toothed grooming implement
detangle · styling · bristle · boar · paddle · round · vent · teasing
Heavy woven cloth
- easelUpright frame for paintings
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
gouache · tempera · pigment · bristle · sable · filbert · blending · stroke
Clean by rubbing hard
- broomBristled cleaning stick
- dustpanHandheld floor-debris collector
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- bristleCoarse animal hair
soap · detergent · polish · scour · degrease · toilet · bottle · dish
Feed on growing plants
- skimPass over lightly
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- fleetingPassing very quickly
passing · brief · near-miss · scrape · glance · stroke · light · gentle
comb
Toothed grooming implement
fur · detangle · styling · bristle · boar · paddle · round · vent · teasing · smoothing
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
watercolor · gouache · tempera · pigment · bristle · sable · filbert · blending · stroke · wash
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
bristle · soap · detergent · polish · scour · degrease · toilet · bottle · dish · scrubbing
graze
Feed on growing plants
fleeting · passing · brief · near-miss · scrape · glance · stroke · light · gentle · whisper
bristle
Coarse animal hair
electric · manual · soft · medium · interdental · gum · enamel · plaque · sonic · rotating
makeup
Products for beautifying faces
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
- contourBounding line of shape
eyeshadow · powder · kabuki · stippling · blending · concealer · highlight · bronzer · lip · lash
- household goodspaper towels, tableware, toilet paper, garbage bags, bedding
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- makeupmascara, blush, eyeliner, lipstick, concealer
- art studioseasels, canvases, palettes, paint, oil paints
- arts and crafts shopscraft stores, yarn shops, art supplies, canvas, craft paper
brushesvacuums
Spaces without matter
blowers · sponges · scrapers · squeegees · pressure washers
- brush your teethClean mouth with bristles
- brushed offCurtly dismissed or ignored
- brush offDismissive rejection of someone
- brushing teethCleaning mouth with bristles
- brush one's teethClean mouth with bristles
- brush awayRemove by sweeping motion
brush, brushing, brushed, toothbrush, paintbrush, hairbrush, brushwood, brush aside, brush up