touching vs brush

brush vs touching

touching and brush both are nouns.

touching is an adjective but brush is not an adjective.

touching is not a verb while brush is a verb.

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

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

touching: the event of something coming in contact with the body
brush: momentary contact

Other hyponyms of touching include light touch, stroke.

touching (noun)	brush (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	a minor short-term fight
the event of something coming in contact with the body	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

touching (adjective)	brush (adjective)
arousing affect

touching (verb)	brush (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 touching and brush

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