pusikko — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• brushwood noun Fallen branches and twigs from trees and bushes.
• 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 Fallen branches and twigs from trees and bushes.
2. noun Small trees and bushes growing close together.

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