undergrowth vs brush

brush vs undergrowth

undergrowth and brush both are nouns.

undergrowth is not a verb while brush is a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of undergrowth include brushwood, coppice, copse, thicket.

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

undergrowth (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 undergrowth and brush

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