tail vs brush

tail and brush both are nouns.

tail and brush both are verbs.

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

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

tail: the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
brush: a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)

Other hyponyms of tail include rattle, bob, bobtail, dock, caudal appendage, uropygium, oxtail, fluke, scut, flag.

tail (noun)	brush (noun)
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body	a minor short-term fight
the rear part of a ship	the act of brushing your hair
the rear part of an aircraft	the act of brushing your teeth
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head	contact with something dangerous or undesirable
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on	a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements	an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
any projection that resembles the tail of an animal	conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
the time of the last part of something	momentary contact
	a dense growth of bushes

tail (verb)	brush (verb)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal	remove with or as if with a brush
remove the stalk of fruits or berries	touch lightly and briefly
go after with the intent to catch	rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
	clean with a brush
	cover by brushing
	sweep across or over

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