paintbrush

noun (a paintbrush, paintbrushes)

«paintbrush» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A brush used for putting paint on paper, walls or other surfaces. tree →

In the lessons

In art lessons: thick brushes for big areas, thin brushes for details; rinse your paintbrush in water between colours and clean it at the end. In DIY: big paintbrushes or rollers for walls and fences.

Examples

Rinse your paintbrush before you use a new colour. tree →
Use a thin paintbrush for the eyes. tree →
Dad painted the fence with a big paintbrush. tree →
My paintbrush has soft bristles. tree →
Put the paintbrushes in the jar to dry. tree →
Don't leave your paintbrush standing in the water pot. tree →

Note

One word: paintbrush. Plural: «paintbrushes» (add -es after «sh»). Leaving a brush standing on its bristles bends them; dry it lying flat or bristles up.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «paintbrush» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«paintbrush» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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