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toothbrush

toothbrush

98 1.0
A small brush with a long handle used to clean teeth
  • noun
  • /ˈtuːθˌbrʌʃ/
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  • My parents had wrapped a toothbrush stand with a Mickey Mouse head in used Christmas paper for me.

And then up here I have my toothbrush, I have my mini toothpaste.

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Examples

  • It's basically like Apple designed a toothbrush but without the big price tag.

  • Grab a toothbrush while you're at it.

  • Can you look up the the toothbrush that plays music for kids?

  • But I did forget which toothbrush is mine.

  • "Some of these children had never seen a toothbrush before coming to school, Dr. Paul."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I fell asleep with my electric toothbrush in my mouth.

  • Well... if you gave a new toothbrush and taught dental hygiene to every student at your school...

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I've got a new toothbrush, miss!

  • Well, this is Oral-B's new toothbrush that pairs to your phone via Bluetooth.

  • Every morning, I use my toothbrush to clean my teeth.

Synonyms

electric toothbrush
vstoothbrush
5 2.3

A brush for cleaning teeth that uses a small motor to move the head

is a small manual brush with a long handle used to clean teeth

Compounds

A brush for cleaning teeth that uses a small motor to move the head

A small evergreen tree whose twigs people use to clean their teeth

How Effective

toothbrush
98 1.0
toothpick
56 1.0

Surface Forms

toothbrush singular
toothbrushes plural

Morphology

toothbrush = tooth + brush (transparent) = tooth + brush

A straightforward compound meaning a brush used for cleaning the teeth.

Etymology

Toothbrush is simply the two words tooth and brush, meaning a 'brush for teeth'. So a toothbrush is a small brush with a handle used to clean your teeth.