Thesaurus / brush
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At issue is a change the utility made to the amount of trees and other brush it clears around utility poles and power lines, especially in high fire-risk areas.
WATCHDOG WARNS: SDG&E’S TREE-TRIMMING PLAN COULD WORSEN WILDFIRESMACKENZIE ELMERAUGUST 24, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe researchers then used a brush and “painted” virus onto animals that had been infected and were now immune.
DUST CAN INFECT ANIMALS WITH FLU, RAISING CORONAVIRUS CONCERNSERIN GARCIA DE JESUSAUGUST 24, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThe easements would effectively be a legal agreement that would allow the developer to ensure that flammable brush on private property near Lilac Hills Ranch was managed safely.
THE BURNING QUESTION SURROUNDING THE LATEST VERSION OF LILAC HILLS RANCHMAYA SRIKRISHNANJUNE 24, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThat was comparable to another set of three similar trees pollinated by hand with a standard pollen brush.
BUBBLE-BLOWING DRONES MAY ONE DAY AID ARTIFICIAL POLLINATIONMARIA TEMMINGJUNE 22, 2020SCIENCE NEWSShort dogs have to work too hard just to break through the brush, she says.
CONSERVATION IS GOING TO THE DOGSALISON PEARCE STEVENSAPRIL 2, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSWe squatted in the long grass and buck-brush, listening, and a few seconds later heard a horse snort distinctly.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRHer success increased her confidence in herself and enhanced the boldness and freedom with which she handled her brush.
WOMEN IN THE FINE ARTS, FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A.D.CLARA ERSKINE CLEMENTTwo or three small parties of guerrillas had been sighted, but they took to the brush at the sight of the Federals.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNGrandfather Mole felt it brush his back as it swept into place again.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYNear noon I found a place where they'd cached two extra horses in the brush on Sage Creek.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO BRUSH
- action
- antinomy
- antithesis
- aversion
- brush
- civil disobedience
- clash
- combat
- competition
- con
- conflict
- confronting
- contention
- contest
- contradistinction
- contraposition
- contrariety
- counteraction
- counterattack
- defense
- defiance
- disapproval
- duel
- encounter
- engagement
- fray
- grapple
- hostility
- negativism
- obstructiveness
- opposure
- oppugnancy
- prevention
- repugnance
- repulsion
- resistance
- rivalry
- skirmish
- strife
- struggle
- unfriendliness
- violation
- war
- warfare
- abut
- adjoin
- be in contact
- border
- brush
- butt on
- caress
- come together
- communicate
- contact
- converge
- dab
- examine
- feel
- finger
- fondle
- frisk
- glance
- graze
- grope
- handle
- impinge upon
- inspect
- join
- kiss
- lay a finger on
- line
- manipulate
- march
- massage
- meet
- neighbor
- osculate
- palm
- partake
- pat
- paw
- percuss
- pet
- probe
- push
- reach
- rub
- scrutinize
- sip
- smooth
- strike
- stroke
- suck
- sweep
- tag
- tap
- taste
- thumb
- tickle
- tip
- toy
- verge
- action
- antagonism
- antinomy
- antithesis
- aversion
- brush
- civil disobedience
- clash
- combat
- competition
- con
- conflict
- confronting
- contention
- contest
- contradiction
- contradistinction
- contraposition
- contrariety
- contrariness
- counteraction
- counterattack
- defense
- defiance
- disapproval
- duel
- encounter
- engagement
- fray
- grapple
- hostility
- negativism
- obstructiveness
- opposure
- oppugnancy
- prevention
- repugnance
- repulsion
- resistance
- rivalry
- skirmish
- strife
- struggle
- unfriendliness
- violation
- war
- warfare
- altercation
- beef
- bicker
- bickering
- blowup
- bone
- bone of contention
- bone to pick
- brannigan
- brawl
- brush
- clash
- contention
- controversy
- crusher
- debate
- difference of opinion
- difficulty
- disagreement
- dispute
- donnybrook
- dustup
- exchange
- face-off
- falling-out
- feud
- fight
- finisher
- flap
- fuss
- gin
- go
- hassle
- knock-down-drag-out
- knockdown
- out
- quarrel
- rhubarb
- romp
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- run-in
- scene
- scrap
- set-to
- shindy
- spat
- squabble
- static
- stew
- tiff
- word
- words
- wrangle
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