paintbrush B2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #36739 Meanings 1 noun A brush used for applying paint. He dipped the paintbrush into the can of blue paint. Thesaurus Word family Forms paintbrushes Etymology AI details From paint + brush. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # paintbrush **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪntˌbɹʌʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 36739 ## Meanings 1. A brush used for applying paint. ## Examples - He dipped the paintbrush into the can of blue paint. ## Etymology From paint + brush. ## AI Etymology Paintbrush comes from paint + brush. Modern senses include a brush used for applying paint. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown