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mouthbrush

mouthbrush noun: a toothbrush for cleaning the teeth and gums.

Noun

mouthbrush (plural mouthbrushes)

  1. A toothbrush for cleaning the teeth and gums.
    • Some men have gone as far as having a mouthbrush for each patient filed away in a cabinet. When the patient returns for his three- or six-monthly visit, his personal brush is produced […]1951, Dental Practitioner and Dental Record, volume 2, page 120
    • A mouthbrush comprising a brush head portion connected to a handle portion defining a longitudinal axis, and a multiplicity of tubular hollow bristles; said brush head portion having a planar top surface and a planar bottom surface […]2000, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 1221

Forms of mouthbrush

pluralmouthbrushes

Origin of mouthbrush

From mouth + brush.

Questions about mouthbrush

What does mouthbrush mean?
Mouthbrush means a toothbrush for cleaning the teeth and gums.
What part of speech is mouthbrush?
Mouthbrush is a noun.
What is the plural of mouthbrush?
The plural of mouthbrush is mouthbrushes.

Words near mouthbrush in the dictionary

  1. mouthbreeder
  2. mouthbreeders
  3. mouthbrooder
  4. mouthbrooders
  5. mouthbrooding
  6. mouthbrush
  7. mouthbrushes
  8. mouthcare
  9. mouthcoating
  10. mouthcoatings
  11. mouthcone

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