See Also: Evident(medicine)
evident(dictionary)
self-evident(dictionary)
evident(dictionary)
tamper-evident(dictionary)
end-brush(medicine)
brush(3)(dictionary)
brush(1)(dictionary)
tar-brush(dictionary)
BRUSH(finance)

brush 2, verb (oh) and evident (iou)


brush 2, verb (oh)



2 v

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1 ?clean/make tidy?
2 ?remove?
3 ?touch lightly?
4 ?put something on something?
Phrasal verbs
brush somebody/something ¡û¡ú aside
brush somebody/something ¡û¡ú down
brush somebody/something ¡û¡ú off
brush up (on) something
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?CLEAN/MAKE TIDY?
[T] to clean something or make something smooth and tidy using a brush
-see also sweep sweep
::Don't forget to brush your teeth.
?REMOVE?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to remove something with a brush or with your hand
brush sth off/from etc sth
::Ella brushed the crumbs off her jacket.
::He brushed the tears from his eyes.
?TOUCH LIGHTLY?
[>I always + adv/prep, T] to touch someone or something lightly when passing them
::Something brushed her shoulders.
brush against
::I felt her hair brush against my arm.
brush past
::Nell brushed past him in the doorway.
?PUT SOMETHING ON SOMETHING?
[T always + adverb/preposition] to put a liquid onto something using a brush
brush sth with sth
::Brush the pastry with milk.
brush sth over/onto sth
::Brush a little oil over the top of the pizza.
-see also brush sth under the carpet at sweep 1 (15)
brush aside [brush sb/sth ¡û¡ú aside] phr v
to refuse to listen to someone, or refuse to consider something
-synonym dismiss dismiss
::He simply brushed all my objections aside.
brush down [brush sb/sth ¡û¡ú down] phr v
to clean something using a brush
::He was brushing the pony down.
brush yourself down
to use your hands to remove dirt from your clothes, especially after you have fallen
brush off [brush sb/sth ¡û¡ú off] phr v
to refuse to listen to someone or their ideas, especially by ignoring them or saying something rude
::Corman brushed off accusations that he had acted dishonestly.
-see also brush-off
brush up (on) [brush up (on) sth] phr v
to practise and improve your skills or your knowledge of something that you learned in the past
::I must brush up on my French before I go to Paris.

evident (iou)



evident adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French evident or Latin evident-, -dens, from e- E- + pres. pple of videre see: see -ENT.]
A. adjective.
Obvious (to the eye or mind); plain or clear to see or understand; apparent. Formerly also (of objects), conspicuous. LME.
E. F. Benson The whole place, as could be seen at the most cursory glance, had been laid out with skill and care, but not less evident were the signs of subsequent neglect. N. Mailer It was evident to me that Yuriko was in love with him. I. Murdoch Stagdon's evident assumption that most decisions..were now taken by Miss Casement maddened Rainborough.
Of a sign, testimony, etc.: certain, indubitable. LME-M17.
b. noun. Something that serves as evidence; spec. in Scots Law, a document proving a person's title to something; usu. in pl., title-deeds. LME.
evidentness noun M16.