Words that rhyme with brush

• airbrush 0
  n 1: an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air v 1: paint with an airbrush; "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it"
• ambush 0
  n 1: the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise [syn: ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait, trap] v 1: wait in hiding to attack [syn: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait] 2: hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing [syn: still-hunt, ambush]
• blush 0
  n 1: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: bloom, blush, flush, rosiness] 2: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) [syn: blush, flush] v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: blush, crimson, flush, redden] 2: become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"
• bulrush 0
  n 1: tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa [syn: cat's-tail, bullrush, bulrush, nailrod, reed mace, reedmace, Typha latifolia] 2: tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America [syn: bulrush, bullrush, common rush, soft rush, Juncus effusus]
• bush 0
  adj 1: not of the highest quality or sophistication [syn: bush- league, bush] n 1: a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems [syn: shrub, bush] 2: a large wilderness area 3: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: scrub, chaparral, bush] 4: 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) [syn: Bush, George Bush, George W. Bush, George Walker Bush, President Bush, President George W. Bush, Dubyuh, Dubya] 5: United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) [syn: Bush, Vannevar Bush] 6: vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) [syn: Bush, George Bush, George H.W. Bush, George Herbert Walker Bush, President Bush] 7: hair growing in the pubic area [syn: pubic hair, bush, crotch hair] v 1: provide with a bushing
• crush 0
  n 1: leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated [syn: crushed leather, crush] 2: a dense crowd of people [syn: crush, jam, press] 3: temporary love of an adolescent [syn: puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuation] 4: the act of crushing [syn: crush, crunch, compaction] v 1: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" [syn: oppress, suppress, crush] 2: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze] 3: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" [syn: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish] 4: break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy" 5: humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" [syn: crush, smash, demolish] 6: crush or bruise; "jam a toe" [syn: jam, crush] 7: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination" [syn: break down, crush] 8: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall"
• flush 0
  adv 1: squarely or solidly; "hit him flush in the face" 2: in the same plane; "set it flush with the top of the table" adj 1: of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor" 2: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy] n 1: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush] 2: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health [syn: bloom, blush, flush, rosiness] 3: sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) [syn: hot flash, flush] 4: a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit 5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 6: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: flush, gush, outpouring] 7: sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) [syn: blush, flush] v 1: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: blush, crimson, flush, redden] 2: flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river" 3: glow or cause to glow with warm color or light; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor" 4: make level or straight; "level the ground" [syn: flush, level, even out, even] 5: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" [syn: flush, scour, purge] 6: irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" [syn: sluice, flush] 7: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"
• gush 0
  n 1: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: flush, gush, outpouring] 2: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition] v 1: gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" [syn: spurt, spirt, gush, spout] 2: praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant" [syn: rave, gush] 3: issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" [syn: jet, gush]
• hairbrush 0
  n 1: a brush used to groom a person's hair
• hush 0
  n 1: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: hush, stillness, still] v 1: become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!" 2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [syn: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up] [ant: louden] 3: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down] [ant: louden] 4: wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" 5: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
• inrush 0
  n 1: an inflow; "an inpouring of spiritual comfort" [syn: inpouring, inpour, inrush]
• lush 0
  adj 1: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous] 2: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy] 3: full of juice; "lush fruits"; "succulent roast beef"; "succulent plants with thick fleshy leaves" [syn: lush, succulent] n 1: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse]
• mush 0
  n 1: any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp" [syn: pulp, mush] 2: cornmeal boiled in water [syn: mush, cornmeal mush] 3: writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental [syn: treacle, mush, slop, glop] 4: a journey by dogsled v 1: drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled) 2: travel with a dogsled [syn: dogsled, mush]
• nailbrush 0
  n 1: a brush used to clean a person's fingernails
• onrush 0
  n 1: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn" [syn: attack, onslaught, onset, onrush] 2: a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"
• paintbrush 0
  n 1: a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
• plush 0
  adj 1: characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" [syn: lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy] n 1: a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
• push 0
  n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" [syn: push, pushing] 2: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" [syn: push, thrust] 3: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" [syn: energy, push, get-up-and-go] 4: an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: push button, push, button] 5: an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea" v 1: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" [syn: push, force] [ant: draw, force, pull] 2: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" [syn: push, bear on] 3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: advertise, advertize, promote, push] 4: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: tug, labor, labour, push, drive] 5: press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" 6: approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" [syn: push, crowd] 7: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate] 8: sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" 9: move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward" 10: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" [syn: press, push]
• rush 0
  adj 1: not accepting reservations [syn: first-come-first- serve(p), rush] 2: done under pressure; "a rush job" [syn: rush(a), rushed] n 1: the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste, hurry, rush, rushing] 2: a sudden forceful flow [syn: rush, spate, surge, upsurge] 3: grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems 4: physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813) [syn: Rush, Benjamin Rush] 5: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" [syn: bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick] 6: a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush" 7: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush" [syn: rush, rushing] v 1: move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" [syn: rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it] [ant: dawdle, linger] 2: attack suddenly 3: urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: rush, hurry] [ant: delay, detain, hold up] 4: act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate] 5: run with the ball, in football 6: cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" [syn: race, rush] 7: cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" [syn: induce, stimulate, rush, hasten]
• sagebrush 0
  n 1: any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium [syn: sagebrush, sage brush]
• shush 0
  v 1: silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
• slush 0
  n 1: partially melted snow v 1: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" [syn: splash, splosh, slosh, slush] 2: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" [syn: slosh, slush, slosh around, slush around]
• thrush 0
  n 1: candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults 2: a woman who sings popular songs 3: songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
• toothbrush 0
  n 1: small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth 2: slang for a mustache [syn: soup-strainer, toothbrush]
• underbrush 0
  n 1: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest [syn: underbrush, undergrowth, underwood]
• tush 0
  n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
• hush-hush 0
  adj 1: conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance" [syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and- corner(a), hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground]
• kiddush 0
• dush 0
• dusch 0
• busche 0
• cush 0
• frush 0
• grush 0
• kusch 0
• lusch 0
• musch 0
• nusz 0
• pusch 0
• rusch 0
• rusche 0
• buckbrush 0
• drybrush 0
• tarbrush 0
• kuras 0
• kush 0
• wimbush 0
• uprush 0
• sugarbush 0

See also brush definition and brush synonyms