brushless

[ bruhsh-lis ]

/ ˈbrʌʃ lɪs /

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adjective

requiring no brush to use or apply: brushless shaving cream.

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Origin of brushless

First recorded in 1930–35; brush¹ + -less

brush·less·ness, noun

brushless²

[ bruhsh-lis ]

/ ˈbrʌʃ lɪs /

adjective

clear or cleared of brush: a brushless plain.

First recorded in 1830–40; brush² + -less

brush·less·ness, noun

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A brushless motor helps keep down noise while extending the blower’s life.
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The cold mist makes me feel like a car at a brushless carwash.
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The brushless hills and fields are merely turned to golden brown when the frosts touch them.
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I have trapped them in brush country, rocky areas, open brushless places, and at the mouth of ground squirrel holes.
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He feasted on all the delicacies of the season, and enjoyed the easy, brushless country till he came on one of Wahb's sign-posts.
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