Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A brush used for cleaning teeth.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small brush, with a long straight or curved handle, used for cleaning the teeth.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A brush for cleaning the teeth.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.
  • verb transitive To clean or scrub with a toothbrush.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun slang for a mustache
  • noun small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth

Etymologies

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tooth +‎ brush

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Examples

  • "My physician gave me what he called the toothbrush talk," he says.

    Prescription Problem Children 2010

  • I'm fascinated by what I refer to as toothbrush technology.

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  • I'm fascinated by what I refer to as toothbrush technology.

    Talking Points Cake for Breakfast 2008

  • That was the icing on the cake, and I started to open my mouth to unleash about how unfair it was that I was always at his place, and that I was tired of lugging my crap back and forth, when I noticed that he had silently moved my toothbrush from the side of the sink, and placed it in the toothbrush holder next to his.

    Gena Grish: Gena Grish: Writer, Friend... and Nomad? Gena Grish 2010

  • I've just missed a couple of shirts, and my best toothbrush is gone.

    Chapter 21 2010

  • But what they want with your toothbrush is more than I can imagine.

    Chapter 21 2010

  • That was the icing on the cake, and I started to open my mouth to unleash about how unfair it was that I was always at his place, and that I was tired of lugging my crap back and forth, when I noticed that he had silently moved my toothbrush from the side of the sink, and placed it in the toothbrush holder next to his.

    Gena Grish: Gena Grish: Writer, Friend... and Nomad? Gena Grish 2010

  • The new toothbrush is standard Easter basket material for my mother.

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  • At a time when eco-friendly products are starting to pop up at major retailers like Target and Walmart, the test marketing of the Preserve toothbrush is another indicator that more eco-friendly products are inching closer and closer to the mainstream market.

    recycline 2007

  • The toothbrush is made from 100% recycled plastic up to 65% of which comes from recycled plastic donated by yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm.

    recycline 2007

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