paintbrush

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪntbrʌʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pānt′brush′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
paint•brush /ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a brush for applying paint.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
paint•brush  (pānt′brush′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fine Arta brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
  2. any plant of the genus Castilleja.
  • paint + brush1 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paintbrush / ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ/
  1. a brush used to apply paint
'paintbrush' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Indian paintbrush - bright - devil's paintbrush - figwort family - flag - manhelper - orange hawkweed - painted cup - pencil

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