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Brush

/brʌʃ/
An object used to sweep dirt or apply paint, having bristles attached to a handle.

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Examples:

The painter was busy mixing colours and getting his brushes ready.

I brushed my hair carefully.

There were about twenty women there, brushing their teeth and chattering.

Etymology:

etymology
The word brush comes from Middle English brousshe, ultimately derived from Middle French broce, which means a bush or brushwood, with its use extending to the tool by association.

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