brush (n.)
- action
- affray
- backlog
- backwoods
- bake
- barrel
- barren
- battle
- beak
- bed
- besom
- blot
- boom
- boondocks
- borderland
- bracken
- brake
- break
- breath
- breeze
- bridle
- broom
- brush
- brush-off
- brushwood
- bullfight
- bump
- bunt
- burn
- bush
- canvas
- caress
- cauda
- chalk
- charcoal
- chuck
- clash
- clean
- clip
- cockfight
- combat
- con
- conflict
- contact
- contingence
- copse
- crayon
- cue
- cure
- curry
- currycomb
- dab
- desert
- desolation
- disregard
- dock
- dogfight
- drain
- drier
- dry
- easel
- embroilment
- encounter
- engagement
- fagot
- fantail
- feed
- feel
- feeling
- fight
- fillip
- fire
- firewood
- fixative
- fleet
- flick
- flip
- flirt
- flit
- fly
- fodder
- foot
- fray
- frontier
- gather
- gentle
- glance
- graze
- groom
- ground
- grove
- hairbrush
- handle
- harness
- heath
- highball
- hinterland
- hit
- hitch
- ignore
- impingement
- kiln
- kindling
- kiss
- lambency
- lap
- lick
- litter
- log
- maulstick
- medium
- melee
- milk
- nip
- nudge
- osculation
- outback
- outpost
- paint
- paintbrush
- palette
- parch
- pastel
- pat
- peck
- pencil
- pick
- pigments
- pigtail
- pile
- quarrel
- queue
- rap
- rattail
- rebuff
- review
- rip
- rub
- rumble
- run-in
- saddle
- scorch
- scramble
- scrape
- scrimmage
- scrub
- scuffle
- set-to
- shave
- siccative
- sideswipe
- sizzle
- sketchbook
- skim
- skirmish
- skirt
- smoke
- snap
- spatula
- speed
- sponge
- stroke
- struggle
- stub
- study
- stump
- sun
- swab
- sweep
- tail
- tailpiece
- tame
- tangency
- tap
- tauromachy
- tear
- tend
- thicket
- tickle
- tip
- toothbrush
- touch
- touching
- towel
- train
- tug-of-war
- tussle
- underbrush
- undergrowth
- underwood
- vacuum
- varnish
- waste
- wasteland
- water
- whisk
- whisper
- whiz
- wild
- wilderness
- wipe
- wither
- wood
- woods
- yoke
- zing
- zip
- zoom
brush (v.)
- action
- backlog
- bake
- barrel
- battle
- beak
- bed
- blot
- boom
- brake
- break
- breath
- breeze
- bridle
- broom
- brush
- bump
- bunt
- burn
- bush
- canvas
- caress
- chalk
- charcoal
- chuck
- clash
- clean
- clip
- collide
- combat
- con
- conflict
- contact
- crayon
- cue
- cure
- curry
- currycomb
- dab
- dehumidify
- dehydrate
- desert
- desiccate
- dismiss
- disregard
- dock
- dogfight
- drain
- drench
- dry
- encounter
- evaporate
- exsiccate
- fagot
- feed
- feel
- fight
- fire
- fleet
- flick
- flip
- flirt
- flit
- fly
- fodder
- foot
- fray
- gather
- gentle
- glance
- graze
- groom
- ground
- handle
- harness
- hit
- hitch
- ignore
- impinge
- insolate
- kiss
- lap
- lick
- litter
- log
- manage
- milk
- mummify
- nip
- nudge
- osculate
- paint
- parch
- pat
- peck
- pencil
- pick
- pile
- quarrel
- queue
- rap
- rebuff
- refresh
- review
- rip
- rub
- rumble
- saddle
- scorch
- scramble
- scrape
- scrimmage
- scrub
- scuffle
- sear
- shave
- shrivel
- sideswipe
- sizzle
- skim
- skirmish
- skirt
- smoke
- snap
- speed
- sponge
- stroke
- struggle
- stub
- study
- stump
- sun
- swab
- sweep
- tail
- tame
- tap
- tear
- tend
- tickle
- tip
- touch
- towel
- train
- tussle
- vacuum
- vacuum-clean
- varnish
- waste
- water
- whisk
- whisper
- whiz
- wipe
- wither
- wood
- woods
- yoke
- zip
- zoom
