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# toothbrush

noun (a toothbrush, toothbrushes)

«toothbrush» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A toothbrush is a small brush with a long handle that you use with toothpaste to clean your teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health lessons, you brush your teeth twice a day for about two minutes with a soft toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste, and get a new toothbrush every three months or when the bristles are splayed. Do not share a toothbrush, because germs spread. Phrases: «electric toothbrush», «put toothpaste on your toothbrush», «toothbrush holder».

### Examples

- I put a pea-sized blob of toothpaste on my toothbrush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#x1)
- Don't share your toothbrush with anyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#x2)
- My electric toothbrush buzzes for two minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#x3)
- Change your toothbrush every three months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#x4)
- Rinse your toothbrush after you use it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#x5)
- We packed our toothbrushes for the sleepover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#x6)
- The dentist gave me a new toothbrush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#x7)
- Hold the toothbrush at a slant to the gums. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/#x8)

### Note

Compound noun: tooth + brush, one word. Plural toothbrushes (not «teethbrushes»). Pressing very hard with a toothbrush is not better; it can hurt the gums.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «toothbrush» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«toothbrush» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/toothbrush.html) on Mova free.