Brush

What “Brush” means

Noun

1. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.
2. The act of brushing something.
3. A piece of conductive material, usually carbon, serving to maintain electrical contact between the stationary and rotating parts of a machine.
4. A brush-like electrical discharge of sparks.
5. Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.

Verb

1. To clean with a brush.
2. To untangle or arrange with a brush.
3. To apply with a brush.
4. To remove with a sweeping motion.
5. To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush 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-.

Business name ideas with “Brush”

Industries where “Brush” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Art Studio
• Painting Company
• Broom, Brush, and Mop Manufacturing
• Painting and Wall Covering Contractors