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# toothbrush

«toothbrush» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small brush with a long handle that you use with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a toothbrush, toothbrushes)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### In the corpora

- [Look round your kitchen: a water bottle, a lunchbox, a toy brick, the handle of a toothbrush.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/29-plastics-useful-stubborn/0/)
- [A toothbrush with bent, splayed bristles does not clean well and is changed about every three months.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/73-brushing-your-teeth/12/)
- [A toothbrush is never shared, because it can carry germs and blood from one mouth to another.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/73-brushing-your-teeth/13/)
- [A toothbrush cannot reach between the teeth, so floss or an interdental brush is used once a day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/74-flossing-and-caring-for-teeth/4/)
- [Each person uses only their own toothbrush, because sharing spreads germs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/118-energy-pets-and-bathroom/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «toothbrush» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toothbrush/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.