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brush-up

brush-up noun: a slight correction or modification.

Noun

brush-up (plural brush-ups)

  1. (informal) A slight correction or modification.
  2. (informal) A review of a topic to be learned.

Forms of brush-up

pluralbrush-ups

Questions about brush-up

What does brush-up mean?
Brush-up means a slight correction or modification.
What part of speech is brush-up?
Brush-up is a noun.
What is the plural of brush-up?
The plural of brush-up is brush-ups.

Words near brush-up in the dictionary

  1. brush-tailed porcupines
  2. brush-tailed possum
  3. brush-tailed possums
  4. brush-turkey
  5. brush-turkeys
  6. brush-up
  7. brush-ups
  8. brushability
  9. brushable
  10. Brushaski
  11. brushback

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