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pusikko — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
  • brushwood noun Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
  • hammock noun A hanging bed made of fabric or netting, suspended between two points and used for lying down or sleeping.
  • scrub verb To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
  • tuft noun A small bunch of hair, grass, feathers, or similar strands bunched together at the base.

Senses

pusikko is used for these senses in English:

  • boondock (US, with article, almost always plural) A brushy, rural area or location.
  • brush (uncountable) Wild vegetation, generally larger than grass but smaller than trees. See shrubland.
  • brushwood Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
  • brushwood Small trees and shrubs.
  • hammock (US, archaic, outside, dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
  • scrub (uncountable) A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant.
  • tuft A small clump of trees or bushes.

brush — full definition

  1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
  2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
  3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
  4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
  5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

brushwood — full definition

  1. noun Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
  2. noun Small trees and shrubs.

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