brush vs touch

brush and touch both are nouns.

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

As nouns, touch is a hypernym of brush; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than brush:

Other hypernyms of brush include touching.

As verbs, touch is a hypernym of brush; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than brush:

brush (noun)	touch (noun)
a minor short-term fight	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
the act of brushing your hair	the feel of mechanical action
the act of brushing your teeth	a distinguishing style
contact with something dangerous or undesirable	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle	deftness in handling matters
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
momentary contact	a suggestion of some quality
a dense growth of bushes	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

brush (verb)	touch (verb)
remove with or as if with a brush	have an effect upon
touch lightly and briefly	color lightly
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush	comprehend
clean with a brush	make a more or less disguised reference to
cover by brushing	consume
sweep across or over	make physical contact with, come in contact with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
	tamper with
	cause to be in brief contact with
	affect emotionally
	perceive via the tactile sense
	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability