Definitions
contact with something dangerous or undesirable
Word origin
From Middle English brusshe, from Old French broisse (Modern French brosse), from Vulgar Latin *brustia, from Frankish *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”), or also Vulgar Latin *bruscia, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“tuft, thicket, underbrush”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusgo-.
Used in a sentence
“She gave her hair a quick brush.”
“as leaves Do on the oak, have with one winter's brush Fell from their boughs”
“We broke away toward the north, the tribe howling on our track. Across the open spaces we gained, and in the brush they caught up with us, and more than once it was nip and tuck.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Bristled cleaning tool”5 letters
02“Painting or cleaning tool”5 letters
03“Painting tool”5 letters
04“Tool with bristles”5 letters
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