Meaning

1 senses

  1. A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

    Zahnbürste

    зубна́я щёткаzubnája ščótka

    зубна́ щі́ткаzubná ščítka

    small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth

Examples

109 sentences

  1. Tom bought himself a new toothbrush.

    Том купив собі нову зубну щітку. — deniko

    ruТом купил себе новую зубную щётку. — marafon

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  2. How often do you buy a toothbrush?

    Як часто ти купуєш зубні щітки? — deniko

    ruКак часто ты покупаешь зубную щётку? — marafon

    deWie oft kaufst du eine Zahnbürste? — Melang

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  3. Where can I buy a toothbrush?

    Де можна купити зубну щітку? — deniko

    ruГде можно купить зубную щётку? — paul_lingvo

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  4. Is that my toothbrush?

    Це моя зубна щітка? — deniko

    ruЭто моя зубная щётка? — odexed

    deIst das meine Zahnbürste? — Luiaard

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  5. Which toothbrush is mine?

    Яка зубна щітка моя? — deniko

    ruКакая зубная щётка моя? — marafon

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue:
Русский
By meaning 1
brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue:

Origin

From tooth + brush. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskebäärsel (“toothbrush”), West Frisian to

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”).

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Forms

plural: toothbrushes
Singulartoothbrush
Pluraltoothbrushes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • slang for a mustache:soup-strainer

Word family

9 related words
Derivedelectric toothbrushionic toothbrushnature's toothbrushpower toothbrushtoothbrushfultoothbrushlesstoothbrush mustachetoothbrush treetoothbrushy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
toottoothA1toothacheA2toothlesstoothpasteB1toothpick

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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