toothbrush
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toothbrush
- /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/ UK
- /ˈtʉwθ.bɹʌʃ/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtuːθ.bɹʊʃ/ Northern England
- /ˈtuːθ.bɾəʃ/ Wales
- /ˈtʉθ.bɾʌʃ/ Scotland
- /ˈtʉθ.bɻʌʃ/ Northern Ireland
- /ˈtuθ.bɹʌʃ/ US
- /ˈtʉːθ.bɹɐʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
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”).
noun toothbrushes
- A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth. A Turkiſh tooth-bruſh
verb toothbrushes · toothbrushing · toothbrushed
- To clean or scrub with a toothbrush. In Rome, a restorer toothbrushed away some candle-grime over God's Sistine Chapel eye to reveal an eyebrow of Groucho Marx proportion.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: soup-strainer, floss, hairbrush, brush, razor, bristled, bag, purse, eraser, minute, toothpaste, teethbrush, toothette, toothmug, nailbrush, toothpick
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Every language
noun brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue
| Español | cepillo de dientes, escobilla de dientes |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칫솔 chitsol |
| 日本語 | 歯ブラシ haburashi |
| 中文 | 牙刷 yáshuā |
| हिन्दी | टूथब्रश ṭūthabraś, दाँत का बुरुश dā̃t kā buruś |
| Kiswahili | mswaki |
| Português | escova de dentes |
| Français | brosse à dents |
| Deutsch | Zahnbürste |
| Italiano | spazzolino da denti |
| Ελληνικά | οδοντόβουρτσα odontóvourtsa |
| Română | periuță de dinți |
| Русский | зубна́я щётка zubnája ščótka |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn chải đánh răng, bàn chải (contextual) |
| العربية | فُرْشَاة أَسْنَان furšāt ʔasnān |
| עברית | מִבְרֶשֶׁת שִׁנַּיִם mivréshet shináyim |
Talk about this word "toothbrush." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toothbrush. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toothbrush. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toothbrush "toothbrush." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toothbrush.Cite this
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title = {toothbrush},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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