Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
brushlike

brushlike

3.5
Having many thin hairs that stick out like a small broom
  • adjective
  • /ˈbrʌʃlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a un cepillo
  • The alien, named Bshek, stood because it apparently could do nothing else; its body was a squat cylinder atop a brushlike bundle of millipede legs.

Examples

  • Her hair was styled in a brushlike fashion, full of volume and texture.

  • The artist used a brushlike technique to create soft, sweeping strokes in the painting.

  • Finally, the mosquito larvae, with their brushlike mouthparts, filter out the bacteria, protozoans, and leftover bits of the victim for their dinner.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The plant has brushlike leaves that mimic the texture of a hairbrush.

Synonyms

bristlelike
vsbrushlike
7.7

Having short stiff hairs like a brush

has a broader resemblance to a whole cleaning tool rather than just stiff hairs

How Brushlike

bristly
1 4.6
brushlike
3.5

Surface Forms

brushlike positive

Morphology

brushlike = brush (transparent) = brush + like

Standard adjective formation: '-like' added to the noun 'brush' to indicate 'resembling a brush', directly interpretable by learners.

Etymology

Brushlike is made of brush, a 'tool with bristles', and -like, meaning 'similar to'. So, brushlike describes something that looks or feels like a brush, such as the bristles of a caterpillar or the tentacles of a sea anemone.