brush vs hairbrush

hairbrush vs brush

brush and hairbrush both are nouns.

brush is a verb but hairbrush is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brush	Yes	No	Yes	No
hairbrush	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hairbrush is a hyponym of brush; that is, hairbrush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brush:

brush: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
hairbrush: a brush used to groom a person's hair

Other hyponyms of brush include bottlebrush, bristle brush, clothesbrush, nailbrush, paintbrush, sable's hair pencil, sable, sable brush, scrub brush, scrubber, scrubbing brush, shaving brush, toothbrush, cattle brush, cow brush.

brush (noun)	hairbrush (noun)
a minor short-term fight	a brush used to groom a person's hair
the act of brushing your hair
the act of brushing your teeth
contact with something dangerous or undesirable
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
momentary contact
a dense growth of bushes

brush (verb)	hairbrush (verb)
remove with or as if with a brush
touch lightly and briefly
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
clean with a brush
cover by brushing
sweep across or over

Difference between brush and hairbrush

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