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brushstroke

/ˈbrʌʃˌstroʊk/

Meanings
noun
The stroke of a brush, as in painting.

Examples :

"The artist added a final brushstroke of red to complete the sunset painting. "
art style

Related Words

Illustration painting

painting verb

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

To apply paint to.

"My sister is painting her bedroom walls a cheerful yellow. "

Illustration as

as adverb

/ˈæs/

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

Illustration added

added verb

[ˈad.əd] [ˈæɾ.əd]

To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.

"She added sugar to her coffee to make it sweeter. "

Illustration sunset

sunset noun

/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

"After school, we went outside to watch the sunset. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration brush

brush noun

/bɹʌʃ/

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.

"My daughter used a soft-bristled brush to clean her paintbrush. "

Illustration red

red noun

/ɹɛd/

Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.

"The red of the firetruck signaled to everyone that help was on the way. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration complete

complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

A completed survey.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

Illustration stroke

stroke noun

/stɹəʊk/ /stɹoʊk/

An act of stroking (moving one's hand over a surface).

"She gave the cat a stroke."

Illustration final

final noun

/ˈfaɪ.nəl/

A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

"The final for history was on Friday. "

Illustration artist

artist noun

/ˈɑːtɪst/ /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/

A person who creates art.

"My sister is a talented artist; she paints beautiful landscapes. "