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broom |
a device for sweeping. A broom has a bundle of straw or a brush attached to the end of a long handle. |
brush1 |
a tool made of stiff hairs or bristles that have been fastened to a handle. A brush is used for grooming, painting, or scrubbing. [3/6 definitions] |
graze2 |
to touch or brush lightly in passing. [1/4 definitions] |
groom |
to wipe down, brush, and care for. [1/4 definitions] |
hairbrush |
a brush used for grooming and arranging one's hair. |
method |
A method is a particular way of doing something. If you have a method for brushing your teeth, you have your own way of brushing them. Maybe you brush all the top teeth first and then all the bottom teeth after that. When someone uses a method, they usually think that this method is the best way to do the thing they need to do. |
paintbrush |
a brush used to put paint on something. |
part |
When you make a part in your hair, you make a line in the hair with a comb or a brush. If you put a part in the middle of your hair, half of your hair lies on one side of the line and half lies on the other. [2/12 definitions] |
recommend |
When you recommend doing something, you tell others that it is something they should do. A dentist usually recommends that patients brush their teeth at least twice a day. [1/3 definitions] |
regularly |
If you do something regularly, you do it in a way that repeats and that can be predicted. If you swim regularly, maybe you swim every Saturday morning. If you brush your teeth regularly, maybe you brush them every morning and every night. |
scrub1 |
When you scrub something, you clean it by rubbing hard with a stiff brush or something else that is a bit rough. [2 definitions] |
sense |
Sense is something with good reason or good thinking behind it. If something makes sense, it seems right and logical. When something does not make sense, you can't understand it, or the idea seems wrong. If somebody says that a fish is a kind of dog, it doesn't make sense. If you brush your teeth before you eat candy, it doesn't make sense. [1/9 definitions] |
stroke |
to touch or brush gently with the hand or a brush. [2/6 definitions] |
sweep |
to clear of dirt or dust by using a broom or brush. [3/10 definitions] |
toothbrush |
a brush with a short, narrow head and a long handle used to clean the teeth. |
use |
When you use a thing, you do something with it and it helps you do something that you want to do. When you eat, you often use a fork or spoon. When you paint, you use a brush. [1/8 definitions] |
whisk |
to brush off or carry off with, or as though with, a quick, light sweep of the hand or a brush. [1/2 definitions] |
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