brush vs toothbrush

toothbrush vs brush

brush and toothbrush both are nouns.

brush is a verb but toothbrush is not a verb.

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

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

brush: an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
toothbrush: small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth

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

brush (noun)	toothbrush (noun)
a minor short-term fight	small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth
the act of brushing your hair	slang for a mustache
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)	toothbrush (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 toothbrush

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