brush vs underbrush

underbrush vs brush

brush and underbrush both are nouns.

brush is a verb but underbrush is not a verb.

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

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

brush: a dense growth of bushes
underbrush: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

Other hyponyms of brush include brake, canebrake, spinney, undergrowth, underwood.

brush (noun)	underbrush (noun)
a minor short-term fight	the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
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)	underbrush (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 underbrush

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