shoebrush

shoe·brush

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shoo-bruhsh]
- /ˈʃuˌbrʌʃ/
- /ʃˈuːbrʌʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo-bruhsh]
- /ˈʃuˌbrʌʃ/

Definitions of shoebrush word

noun shoebrush a brush used in polishing shoes. 1
noun shoebrush a brush for cleaning or polishing shoes 0

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Origin of shoebrush

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75; shoe + brush1

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Parts of speech for Shoebrush

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shoebrush

shoebrush popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

shoebrush usage trend in Literature

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