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brush

/bˈɹʌʃ/BRUHSH
/bˈɹʌʃ/BRUHSH

Meaningbrushwood

Common meaning: a tool of bristles

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbrocesource
  2. Frenchbrossesource
  3. Middle Englishbrusshesource
  4. Englishbrush‘a tool of bristles’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French broce ‘brushwood’.

Source words

  • broce Old French · source word “brushwood”

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