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bruxes

bruxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brux.

Meaning of brux

Verb

brux (third-person singular simple present bruxes, present participle bruxing, simple past and past participle bruxed)

  1. To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
    • When the patient bruxes, he uses his supporting cusps to wear away the restraining inclines.1976, Norman R. Arnold, Occlusal Treatment: Preventive and Corrective Occlusal Adjustment

Questions about bruxes

What is bruxes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bruxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brux.

Words near bruxes in the dictionary

  1. bruxed
  2. Bruxelles
  3. Bruxellian
  4. bruxer
  5. bruxers
  6. bruxes
  7. bruxing
  8. bruxism
  9. bruxisms
  10. bruxist
  11. bruxistic

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