toothbrush

UK/ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/

nounA2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #3,710 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: toothbrushes

A toothbrush is the small brush you clean your teeth with. A soft toothbrush, change your toothbrush, an electric toothbrush.

Soft bristles are recommended over hard, because scrubbing wears the gums back and the plaque comes off without force. Electric ones perform better in trials, mostly because they run for the full two minutes. Note that the compound is tooth plus brush.

Definitions of toothbrush

1nountoothbrushA small brush for cleaning the teeth.A2+
“Don't forget to pack your toothbrush when you go away.”

toothbrush is a brush.

Where it comes from

Tooth plus brush. Dutch tandenborstel and West Frisian toskboarstel are the same compound.

From tooth + brush. Compare stq Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian toskboarstel (“toothbrush”), Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”), {{cog|de|

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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toothbrush in the wild

A toothbrush is a special type of brush used to clean the teeth, gums, and tongue.
Toothbrush
Some toothbrushes have plant-based handles, often made of bamboo.
Toothbrush
Another example is that sometimes a toothbrush is packaged free with toothpaste.
Complementary good
Sonicare is the brand name of an electric toothbrush produced by Philips.
Sonicare
After World War II, toothbrush variants were fashioned by a small number of notable people, e.g.
Toothbrush moustache

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