Brush and Tail

Brush

Brush noun - A bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox).

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Tail and brush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tail" instead a noun "Brush".

Nearby Words: brushed, brushing, brushy

Tail noun - A body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person.

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Brush and tail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brush" instead a noun "Tail".

Nearby Words: tailpiece, tailing, tailed, tailless

single	single brush	single tail
sharp	sharp brush	sharp tail
small	small brush	small tail
massive	massive brush	massive tail
Other adjectives: black, thin, fluffy, pink, giant.

mane	brush mane	tail mane
legs	brush legs	tail legs

On the other hand, in The Amber Spyglass when Ama uses the tail of her own dæmon to brush a wake-up powder on Lyra's nostrils — why couldn't she have brought her own brush??

Source: I Thought It Was Forbidden
I'd get up every morning - first thing I'd go in there in the bathroom brush my teeth and stare at my own tail at the same time.

Source: Film / True Stories
Amaterasu, the main character of Ōkami, uses her tail as a brush to cast spells.

Source: Art Attacker

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