brush vs nailbrush

nailbrush vs brush

brush and nailbrush both are nouns.

brush is a verb but nailbrush is not a verb.

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

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

brush: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
nailbrush: a brush used to clean a person's fingernails

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

brush (noun)	nailbrush (noun)
a minor short-term fight	a brush used to clean a person's fingernails
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)	nailbrush (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 nailbrush

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