brush vs sable

brush and sable both are nouns.

brush is not an adjective while sable is an adjective.

brush is a verb but sable is not a verb.

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

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

brush: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
sable: an artist's brush made of sable hairs

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

brush (noun)	sable (noun)
a minor short-term fight	marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
the act of brushing your hair	a scarf (or trimming) made of sable
the act of brushing your teeth	an artist's brush made of sable hairs
contact with something dangerous or undesirable	a very dark black
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)	the expensive dark brown fur of the marten
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 (adjective)	sable (adjective)
	of a dark somewhat brownish black

brush (verb)	sable (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 sable

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