Toothbrush Meaning
/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.
verbTo clean or scrub with a toothbrush.
Sentence Examples
This toothbrush is not used by my mother.
I brush my teeth with a toothbrush.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Every day, I use my ____ to clean my teeth after meals.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please remember to pack your ____ and some toothpaste before you leave for your weekend trip tomorrow morning today.
Word Origin & History
From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), German Zahnbürste (“toothbrush”), Danish tandbørste (“toothbrush”), Swedish tandborste (“toothbrush”), Icelandic tannbursti (“toothbrush”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A Turkiſh tooth-bruſh"
— 1656, John Tradescant, Muſæum Tradefcantianum: OR, A COLLECTION OF RARITIES. PRESERVED At South-Lambeth neer London, page 53:
"In Rome, a restorer toothbrushed away some candle-grime over God's Sistine Chapel eye to reveal an eyebrow of Groucho Marx proportion."
— 1997, Matthew Remski, Dying for Veronica:
"I toothbrushed the stale rum stink from my mouth and stared at myself in the cabinet mirror."
— 2004, Iceberg Slim, Trick Baby:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every day, I use my ____ to clean my teeth after meals.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please remember to pack your ____ and some toothpaste before you leave for your weekend trip tomorrow morning today.