bɹʌʃ bɹʌʃ ˈbɹʌ.ʃɪŋ klaʃ klæʃ ˈkɒpɪs kɒps ɪnˈkaʊntɚ ɪnˈkaʊntə ˈskɜːmɪʃ ˈskɝmɪʃ swiːp

ˈθɪkɪt contact with something dangerous or undesirable I had a brush with danger on my way to work he tried to avoid any brushes with the police the act of brushing your hair he gave his hair a quick brush remove with or as if with a brush brush away the crumbs brush the dust from the jacket brush aside the objections the act of brushing your teeth the dentist recommended two brushes a day a minor short-term fight touch lightly and briefly He brushed the wall lightly rub with a brush, or as if with a brush Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket clean with a brush She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet cover by brushing brush the bread with melted butter sweep across or over Her long skirt brushed the floor A gasp swept cross the audience a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox) an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor momentary contact a dense growth of bushes