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toothbrush.

A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtʉwθ.bɹʌʃ/British, Southern, Standard/ˈtuːθ.bɹʊʃ/Northern-England/ˈtuːθ.bɾəʃ/Wales

  1. A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

Where this word comes from

From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), German Zahnbürste (“toothbrush”), Danish tandbørste (“toothbrush”), Swedish tandborste (“toothbrush”), Icelandic tannbursti (“toothbrush”).

verb/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtʉwθ.bɹʌʃ/British, Southern, Standard/ˈtuːθ.bɹʊʃ/Northern-England/ˈtuːθ.bɾəʃ/Wales

  1. To clean or scrub with a toothbrush.

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Where this word comes from

From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), German Zahnbürste (“toothbrush”), Danish tandbørste (“toothbrush”), Swedish tandborste (“toothbrush”), Icelandic tannbursti (“toothbrush”).

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