Toothbrush

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtuːθbɹʌʃ/

Origin

tooth + brush

Full definition of toothbrush

Noun

1. A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

Derived terms

• toothbrush moustache

Verb

1. (transitive) To clean or scrub with a toothbrush.
• 1997, Matthew Remski, Dying for VeronicaIn Rome, a restorer toothbrushed away some candle-grime over God's Sistine Chapel eye to reveal an eyebrow of Groucho Marx proportion.
• 2004, Iceberg Slim, Trick BabyI toothbrushed the stale rum stink from my mouth and stared at myself in the cabinet mirror.